Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Richard, Rodinal is a wonderful developer and only one of two I use. The other is X-Tol. Rodinal makes no attempt to hide grain. It actually gives grain sharp edges and increases the contrast of the negative. X-Tol seems to increase contrast as well while minimizing grain. I seldom shoot film higher then ISO 200 so grain is not much of a concern to me. That said I tend to use X-TOL for all of my 35mm film with the exception of the older, slower films like the Adox (Efke) derivatives. I use Rodinal for 120 films such as T-Max 100, Fuji Acros 100 and Plus-X. The negatives look wonderful. I use X-Tol for most of my 35mm to give me the finest grain. The other advantage to using Rodinal is the convenience of having a super long lasting concentrate always handy without the worry of an expired, powder developer when I haven't developed film in awhile. It works just fine with any film I've ever used, even the Ilfords you mentioned although I now prefer the Fuji films to just about anything. Len On Jul 26, 2007, at 11:34 AM, Richard Endress wrote: > I was reading over the XTOL rant and wondered how does XTOL relate > to Rodinal. I have heard that Rodinal is a compensating developer. > So how similar are they. Rodinal is a much older formula I know. > Another question is Rodinal suitability for processing T-Max and > Delta films. So what say you all. Richard > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information