[rollei_list] Re: Rodinal & Neopan results

Very nice the both of you! The texture in Albany Roof Garden is fantastic! Nothing like the acutance of Rodinal! I use it for 'gritty detail' and have good results with Efke 100. But, Jan, I don't think this combination would ever be as soft as your great shot "Enjoying Fall" - thats another thing entirely. 

Rob
On Mar 24, 2009, at 11:08 AM, Richard Sintchak wrote:


Jan,

I think your tones look fantastic!  Yes, a bit contrasty but that's
more than conditions I think and not adjusting for such.  Should you
decide to try this combination again and find yourself in such
contrast I recommend shooting the Neopan 400 at 250 and pulling back
your development time about 30%.  Should make for a flatter neg but
will scan much easier and you'll get more detail in the shadows.

I have had some great results with Neopan 400 with Rodinal:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rich8155/2586707363/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rich8155/67533121/

(though neither of those were the over-expose/pull back development
time method for contrasty light, and just the first one is a Rollei
shot....)

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On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 7:45 AM, Jan Decher <Jan.Decher@xxxxxxx> wrote: 
Hi Everyone,
This "Donkeys in WIlliston, VT" series are the first three results from the roll of Neopan 400 I processed in my "old" Rodinal 1:50 for 11 minutes (as 
recommended on the Rodinal box and the "Massive Development Chart"):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mittelformat/
It got a bit too contrasty for my taste so I struggled a bit to make it work in the digital environment and I know the negs won't be a pleasure to work with in the darkroom. Perhaps the developer was a tad too cold (1/2 a 
degree Celsius) ??
Two pictures ot the Montreal olympic tower against the blue sky are
worthless becasue the sky and tower ended up almost white in white (on this 
note: I am looking for a clean Bay II orange filter!)
I may go back to Sprint Developer or D76 for Neopan 400. Definitely need a softer result for "Mother and baby" shoot I have planned with my 3.5E. 
Any suggestions?
Jan

On Mar 24, 2009, at 1:07 AM, FreeLists Mailing List Manager wrote:

Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:35:28 -0700

Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Rodinal Question

From: Richard Sintchak <rich815@xxxxxxxxx>
I've used 5+ year old stuff that was not brown, but BLACK. Worked fine. 

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Richard S.

San Francisco


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