[rollei_list] Re: Rodinal & Neopan results

>>>>Miight go back to D76 for Neopan 400 or give it one more try in Rodinal and 
>>>>"overdevelop" a little bit as Carlos suggested.

It looks to me like you overdeveloped doing it for 11 minutes and
Carlos is suggested 8 minutes.  That's less development.

On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 6:45 AM, Jan Decher <Jan.Decher@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks everyone for the positive comments.
> Robert, I hate to expose Neopan 400 at 250 because I rather like the extra
> stop to work with my handheld 3.5E.  So, I think I just want to find a
> softer working developer at 400.  Miight go back to D76 for Neopan 400 or
> give it one more try in Rodinal and "overdevelop" a little bit as Carlos
> suggested.
> Rob, I agree that the tones in Enjoying Fall came out just right.  Those
> negatives also were very "cooperative" in the darkroom.
> Carlos, are Fuji  Acros and Neopan the same thing?
> I do have some rolls of Agfapan 25 left for more static subject and wonder
> how I can get a good tonal gradient with that film.  It also got too
> contrasty on me in the past . In general I had better luck with higher speed
> film than with lower speed.  Used to get excellent results with Ilford HP5
> in Tetenal's Emofin 2-step developer.
> My Jobo 1000 development tank is starting to desintegrate after almost 35
> years of service.  Maybe  I will finally switch to steel tanks and spools...
> Jan
>
> From: Richard Sintchak <rich815@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> 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....)
>
> Richard S.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: Robert Lilley <54moggie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:50:09 -0400
>
> 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
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: Carlos Manuel Freaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi Jan:
>
>         They are very good photographs, well composed. I like tones very
> much, some areas look a bit contrasty in my monitor, anyway the images
> general look is very good.
>
> A cold developer means it has less activity and then the result would be a
> neg less contrasty, at least with Rodinal, and then I don't think
> temperature was a problem.
>
> It's very strange to me you mentioned the Rodinal box recommends 11 minutes
> diluted 1:50 for Fuji Across 400, I still keep my last and empty Rodinal
> bottle with the box and the paper with instructions, they recommend 8
> minutes 1:50 for the Across 400 gamma 0,65; according these instructions you
> could overdevelop the film a bit.
>
> Carlos
>



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