[LRflex] Re: (Darkroom) / film-developer combinations
- From: Charlie Falke <chfalke@xxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:34:00 -0400
On 7/1/2010 7:03 PM, Aram Langhans wrote:
> I have 4 rolls of film waiting to be developed. Can't seem to get up the
> gumption to do it. One is 2 years old.
>
> You mentioned Rodinal. That for years has been my favorite developer. The
> grain is not too bad, and the sharpness is exceptional. In latter years I
> got to mixing a bit of a ascorbate, or in my case ascorbic acid neutralized
> with a bit of baking soda, if I remember correctly, and that decreased the
> grain quite a bit. If you can find some sodium ascorbate that is easier
> than the ascorbic acid approach, but with a bit of chemical knowledge it is
> not too bad.. Might give that a try and see how you like it. My film of
> choice was FP4. Maybe this summer I will get brave and soup my 4 rolls,
> then shoot a bit more for old time sake, since I still have some in the
> freezer.
>
> Aram
>
Hi,
To throw my oar in, I tried D-76, HC-110, Rodinal, Edwal FG-7,
and Microdol-X, and settled on Microdol-X. The grain is much better,
It looked plenty sharp to me, although of course, grain can make things
look
sharper. This was with Tri-X and some Panatomic-X.
Microdol is gone, but I've read that Ilford Perceptol is similar
and also that it is identical, take your pick. :-)
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