Thank you for your comments Jeff, I agree about the grain, it helps to give character for a photograph and I also agree it's not so good for clouds. All the best Carlos --- Jeff Dilcher <dilcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> escribió: > > I like the pics. The grain is evident though, but > grain isn't necessarily > bad. I think some grain gives a perception of > sharpness, but I don't like > grainly clouds much in landscape pics. > > I have always developed Tmax-400 in HC110 dilution > H, which is twice > as dilute as what most people use. I do this for > 4x5 film, and use a rolling > jobo drum. The dilute hc110 lets me extend the > devlopment time enough where > I can do -1 and -2 stops contractions in contrast > without having an unmanageably > short development time. > > That has been my main film/developer combo for 4x5 > for a couple of years, > but I've been using Ilford FP4+ and Rodinal 1:100 > for about 40 minutes using > stand development in a still tank, and having good > luck, lately, and really > like that combo a lot. > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 07, 2006 at 08:02:01PM +0000, Carlos > Manuel Freaza wrote: > > This roll has some significance to me, it's the > first > > T-Max 400 120 that I used, it's the first time I > > developed it using Rodinal 1+25, it's the first > roll I > > scanned using my new Epson 4490 and I used the > Rollei > > SKY GRADUATED FILTER for the first time in two > > photographs. > > The main explanations are in some photographs > > captions, they are seven photographs 750x750 more > or > > less and then you need to click on the thumbnails > and > > even on the enlarged image if your OS reduces it > > automatically. > > I liked the Epson 4490 scanning quality, at least > in > > comparison with my former scanner and the software > > allows more choosing possibilities in the > > "professional" mode,I think I could learn even > more > > about it afterwards. > > I also liked the T-Max ISO 400 and the way the > Rodinal > > 1+25 at 20?C developed it, however as Richard K > told > > me once, the Rodinal is a bit grainy for MF, > anyway > > the grain is reasonable for normal size > enlargements: > > > > http://silveremulsion.blogspot.com/ > > > > All the best > > Carlos > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Pregunt?. Respond?. Descubr?. > > Todo lo que quer?as saber, y lo que ni imaginabas, > > est? en Yahoo! Respuestas (Beta). > > ?Probalo ya! > > http://www.yahoo.com.ar/respuestas > > > > --- > > Rollei List > > > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' > > in the subject field OR by logging into > www.freelists.org > > > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with > > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging > into www.freelists.org > > > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into > www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging > into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > __________________________________________________ Preguntá. Respondé. Descubrí. Todo lo que querías saber, y lo que ni imaginabas, está en Yahoo! Respuestas (Beta). ¡Probalo ya! http://www.yahoo.com.ar/respuestas --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list