Hello Mark, I wonder if you have found the same problem as I. In a
certain
period I was using Rodinal with very long development times and weak
dilutions 1:25 if memory serves me well. However, these long
development
times leave very dirty looking whites in the print-since everything
was
rendered slightly grey?
Marvin.
The long dilution is 1:100.
That's what the very hard core guys did.
It makes for a ton of grain a very smooth straight line look and
seemingly
magical resolution.. Its not even listed in the pamphlet which comes
with
the film. Makes for very easy to print negs with no funny dark
whites. They
are easy to print whites which don't block up so fast as most other
films. I
bet if you just went up a paper grade or filter you'd have cleared
up your
whites you just had too low a contrast paper for the neg at the time.
1:25 gives results not appeasable advantageous or different than
plain
vanilla D76 1:1.
With 1:50 you started to get some of the Rodinal look but I
compromised at
1:75. As did a photographer friend of mine.
A bit less grain.
[Rabs]
Mark William Rabiner
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