Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]An excellent alternative, Paul, but for me, the added sharpness of Rodinol outweighed the grain, which was not basketball sized clumps, but very very fine tight grain. I find grain one of the special things about film that digital lacks, and which digital simulations fail to provide. Microdol is a good developer, but for me goes only halfway. If grain is a problem, I usually stuck with D-76. I need to shoot more film. If only I had a suitable scanner. ----Original Message----- From: Paul Roark Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 10:03 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] (SPAM: ?) Re: B&W developers We all probably had our favorite "soups." I found Rodinal's grain too much. If you like a one-shot and less grain, try Microdol-X 1:3. FWIW Paul www.PaulRoark.com On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 5:14 AM, Christopher Crawford < chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: > Dan > > Yes, Rodinal is actually available now in a couple different formulations. > > AGFA changed Ordinal?s formulation a few times over the more than 100 > years they made it. The final version of it is available as Adox Rodinal. > > http://www.freestylephoto.biz/12054-Adox-Rodinal-Film-Developer-500-ml > > Adox also makes Adox Adolux R09, which is the pre-WWII formulation. > > When my last bottle of the modern Ordinal formal ran out, I bought a > bottle of the pre-war formula to try. Didn?t see any difference in my > photos, but I haven?t developed many films with it yet. > > In addition to these, there are several other companies, including Rollei > and Foma, marketing ?Rodinal? type developers. > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-437-8990 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > > http://www.freestylephoto.biz/12055-Adox-Adolux-APH-09-500-ml > > On 6/14/17, 7:53 AM, "LUG on behalf of Dan Khong" > <lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of > dankhong at gmail.com> wrote: > > >Is Rodinal still around? > > > >Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On 14 Jun 2017, at 6:36 PM, Christopher Crawford > >><chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: > >> > >> I treat ALL developers as one-shot. You get the most consistent results > >> always using fresh developer, and developers are so cheap that trying > >> to > >> save money by reusing is silly. > >> > >> I keep four developers in stock at all times, and choose depending on > >>the > >> film and look I want. Rodinal, D-76, Tmax Developer, and PMK. > >> > >> When asked by a newbie to recommend one developer, I always say this: > >> D-76, diluted 1+1 is probably the best all around developer. Its easy > >> to > >> use, relatively inexpensive, and gives good results on damn near every > >> film made. > >> > >> If the person says: ?I don?t want to deal with mixing powdered > >>chemicals!? > >> I then recommend either Kodak Tmax Developer or Ilford DDX. I like them > >> because they give good results on most films and are easy to mix (no > >>need > >> to accurately measure a few tiny ML of stock solution the way you do > >>with > >> highly dilute developers like Rodinal or HC-110). The standard dilution > >> for both these developers is 1+4. > >> > >> I recommend diluting 1+7. The 1+4 times for most films are pretty short > >> (5-6 minutes), and I like longer times to avoid uneven developing (with > >> any developer not just these two), and Tmax and DDX are relatively > >> expensive. The higher dilution saves money if that?s an issue. To get > >>1+7 > >> developing times, multiply the times the manufacturers give for the 1+4 > >> dilution by 1.5x. (so if the 1+4 developing time is 6 minutes, give 9 > >> minutes with the 1+7 dilution). This formula has worked for every film > >> I > >> have tried. > >> > >> -- > >> Chris Crawford > >> Fine Art Photography > >> Fort Wayne, Indiana > >> 260-437-8990 > >> > >> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > >> > >> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > >> Become a fan on Facebook > >> > >> > >> > >> On 6/14/17, 6:05 AM, "LUG on behalf of Gerry Walden" > >> <lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf > >> of > >> gwpics at me.com> wrote: > >> > >>> I don?t want to start and wars here, and I know this is a minefield in > >>> which I will get a thousand and one answers, but is there any > >>> consensus > >>> of opinion these days on a one-shot b&w developer? > >>> > >>> Insanely I am thinking of doing my own processing of film again. > >>> > >>> Gerry > >>> > >>> Gerry Walden LRPS > >>> www.gwpics.com > >>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or > >>> +44 (0)797 287 7932 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. 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