As per unblinkingeye article try the same but with 5 g/l of sodium ascorbate (I use 1/2 teaspoon per 500ml) The grain and grdation are improved and development is more energetic (superadditivity?) For 1+50+C I use the times for 1+25 and results are very good. --- "Koch, Gerald" <gkoch02@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > For many years I used Rodinal for medium and fast speed films > by > diluting it with a 7.5% solution of sodium sulfite instead of > water. > Developing times were reduced by approximately 20%. Grain and > gradation > were improved. > > -----Original Message----- > From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Frank > Filippone > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 6:06 PM > To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [pure-silver] Re: What happens when XTOL dies > > > Formulary Paraminophenol is a p-aminophenol hydrochloride > film > developer that is economical and excellent for slower speed > films (ASA > 32-200). Unless graininess is desired, Formulary Rodinal is > not > recommended for faster films. Formulary Rodinal produces very > good > sharpness, high acutance and fine grain when used to develop > modern, > ultra fine-grain emulsions. The contrast is variable and > depends upon > dilution and development times. The chemicals in the kit are > used to > prepare a stock solution, which is diluted 1:50 or 1:100 to > yield up to > 100 liters of working solution. The shelf life of the stock > solution is > six months. The working solution is used once and then > discarded. > > Because the developer is used at very high dilution, it has a > compensating action that prevents blocked highlights and > brings out > shadow detail. > > This is an old Agfa formula but we are uncertain how similar > it is to > the most recent liquid version they had out. As with all new > developers > we recommend that you do your own tests. > > > Photographers Formulary..... > http://www.photoformulary.com/DesktopModules/StoreProductDetails.aspx?pr > oduc > tID=60&tabid=9&tabindex=2&categoryid=31&selection=0&langId=0 > > Frank Filippone > red735i@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > ======================================================================== > ===================================== > To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and > logon to your > account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when > you > subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there. > ============================================================================================================To > unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon > to your account (the same e-mail address and password you > set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.