[rollei_list] Re: Rolleicord IV Xenar Schneider at work
- From: CarlosMFreaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:18:35 -0300
Mark, we had an intensive topic on this issue, I understand your point
and I agreed in part (or disagreed in part), you are mostly right
regarding developers with active solvents working on small negatives,
f.e. Rodinal does not have active solvent and works fine for MF and LF
negs diluted 1+25 (excellent contrast and good acutance), problem with
small negs is grain, this issue is not so significant with larger
negs:
I uploaded to my blog an image twice larger than that one in Flickr,
please click on thumbnail, you'll see the image quality does not
change and scaling the original TIFF 16 bits grey document you are on
a 11'x11' print:
http://itarphotos.blogspot.com/2010/02/px-125microdol-x-full-strength.html
and this is a 4786 x 1148 pixels PX 125/Microdol X full strength
image, (Please see the original size)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/itarfoto/4227455285/
BTW thanks for your interest; I appreciate your technical opinion.
Carlos
2010/2/26 Mark Rabiner <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> I fully agree Richard, the combo PX/Microdol X full strength works
>> very fine, but I'll need to find another preferred combo again. I had
>> found that Pan F 50 and Microdol X works fine diluted 1+3, I'll try
>> this dilution for the next time, anyway the lack of sunlight reduced
>> the scenes contrast as you wrote; thanks for your interest.
>>
>> Only to recall some others "defunct" (local availability) preferred
>> combos samples:
>> 2.8C Xenotar Rodinal 1+25 and TMax 100:
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/itarfoto/1198791039/
>>
>> Tetenal Ultrafin Plus 1+4 and Pan F 50:
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/itarfoto/3382094261/
>>
>> Carlos
>>
>> PS: I discovered about 8ml of Rodinal in one of the bottles, perhaps
>> I'll try it in my 500cc Paterson tank diluted 5ml:500cc, 1+100, I hope
>> it still works.
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> You could try shooting a scene with two rolls of film.
> One run straight the other 1:3.
> Make as close to you can matching 11x14 prints.
> The print made from the straight developer will look very soft like
> something went really wrong with your optics like someone smeared Vaseline
> all over your lens. In comparison to the 1:3 will look sharp as hell.
> We know nothing from looking at these pictures 750 pixels across.
> Printed at 300 you have an image 2.5 inches across. A quarter inch bigger
> than a contact print.
> Using a developer straight is something you're warned not to to the first
> week of any basic photo class.
> You'd maybe do it developing sheet film in a tray. Large sheet film.
> Its a shame and waste to see such excellent images have half their silver
> dissolved right down the drain and left with mush.
> We can still recognize the people in them though.
> There are books on basic photography available to be bought and read.
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> [Rabs]
> Mark William Rabiner
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