Adox Rodinal in stock at Freestyle!

[madNbad]

Every Rodinal fan owes himself to try Ilfosol 3. It doesn't keep as well, but makes up for it where it counts. I can't guarantee that you'll like it, but many of you might.

It's available all the time and a fine developer but it's nice to be able to help a small company like Adox in the hope they will continue to make it.

 

[IMoL]

Another one to try if you like one-shot developers is FX-39 II (also from Adox). I've been very impressed - it also has some compensating effect, is sharp, but has just a bit less grain than Rodinal. It is not as economical as Rodinal though.

 

[logan2z]

It looks like other dealers are getting stock as well. I just got notified that it's in stock at Adorama.

 

[wblynch]

I had Ilfosol-3 die in 3 months, wasn’t very impressed with it in the first place. If you like it you have to use it fast.

 

[John Wiegerink]

It's hard to beat Rodinal for shelf life that's for sure. I have used Ilfosol-3 and the new FX-39II. Of the two, fx-39II had better shelf life. I use butane to help preserve the developer. I got the FX-39II on-line and it was probable fresher than the Ilfosol-3 that might have sat on the shelf longer in the store I bought it at. Don't know? Another developer that is easy to make and last as long as Rodinal is Kalogen. Here is a link: https://www.photrio.com/forum/threa...er-solutions-from-powder.119997/#post-1589989 My batch from 2014 is still going strong. I don't use it much since I'm stuck on Pyrocat HDC and Xtol-R (now XT-3), but Ido use it for a quick film test on a newly acquired or fixed camera I have worked on. It delivers honest grain similar to Ilfosol-3

 

[brian steinberger]

I had Ilfosol-3 die in 3 months, wasn’t very impressed with it in the first place. If you like it you have to use it fast.

This was my experience as well. Great sharpness though.

I’m tempted to get a bottle of Rodinal. I used it in the past with great success with Neopan 400 (RIP) and FP4. I mainly shoot HP5 now and my past experiences with HP5 and Rodinal were not great. Anyone know how the FX-39II works with HP5? Every few years I wonder out and try a new developer and always come back to ID-11 1:1. Easy, keeps well, decent film speed and sharpness.

 

[BAC1967]

I used lfosol-3 in the Simplicity Packs to develop some Konica infrared film, it worked great. I’ve thought about getting more but the shelf life of Rodinal trumps it. I don’t think I would use all the Ilfosol before it went bad.

 

[JerseyDoug]

Like most film/developer combinations, HP5+ in Rodinal works better for some subjects than for others. For example, I find it to be excellent for photos of machinery or architectural closeups, and not very good for landscapes.

 

[aparat]

Thanks to this thread, I currently have two different versions of the developer that used to be known as Agfa Rodinal: (1) Rollei R09 One Shot, and (2) Adox Rodinal. They're both fresh. I bought the Rollei in July 2022 and Adox in October 2022. I ran a rough test using a 40 minute semi-stand development (1+100) with Arista Edu Ultra 100 in 120 size (also fresh). I agitate continuously for the first minute, then let it stand in a water bath for 20 minutes, then two inversions, then 20 minutes stand (41 minutes total time in developer). Stop, fix, and wash normally - all at 20C.

Why semi-stand? No reason other than I've done some of it in the past and I liked the results. Arista Edu Ultra 100 seems to respond to this type of processing well, with even development, low B+F, respectably small grain, good detail, lovely tonality, decent film speed, and, importantly, repeatable results.

Are the two versions of Rodinal identical? I have no idea! All I can say is that, in this particular test, they perform similarly. Why no actual photograph? I have no way to scan film at the moment, other than with my phone, which gives terrible results. Sorry about that!

 

[NB23]

Every Rodinal fan owes himself to try Ilfosol 3. It doesn't keep as well, but makes up for it where it counts. I can't guarantee that you'll like it, but many of you might.

Come on, Ilfosol-3 is my top-2 favorite developer.

It’s FANTASTIC.

 

[aparat]

Come on, Ilfosol-3 is my top-2 favorite developer.

It’s FANTASTIC.

I'll be sure to try it. What's your other top 2?

 

[Juan Valdenebro]

This was my experience as well. Great sharpness though.

I’m tempted to get a bottle of Rodinal. I used it in the past with great success with Neopan 400 (RIP) and FP4. I mainly shoot HP5 now and my past experiences with HP5 and Rodinal were not great. Anyone know how the FX-39II works with HP5? Every few years I wonder out and try a new developer and always come back to ID-11 1:1. Easy, keeps well, decent film speed and sharpness.

I didn't like FX-39 II for HP5+... And it is wonderful with TMX and TMY, for tone, grain, and sharpness.
What you said has been exactly my experience: always back to MQ developers as they're a great balance for HP5+. Only for soft contrast scenes I find HC-110 better, but HC-110 can't do some things ID-11/D-76 do, like the grain structure D-76 gives us for portraits when we use stock solution.

 

[Steven Lee]

Re: longevity of Ilfosol 3. The bottle is only 500ml which makes 5L of working solution. That's about 20 rolls for most people. For moderate-to-high volume of shooting the 3 months lifespan of a concentrate will be sufficient.

But for those who don't shoot much B&W or prefer to use multiple developers for different films, 3 months may not be enough. What you do in that case is pour Ilfosol 3 concentrate into a 1L wine pouch immediately after opening and squeeze all air out. I am guilty of not measuring this, but I have never had Ilfosol 3 go bad on me after switching to this storage method. If I were to guess, it lasts 6 months before I use it all. It is a mystery why don't they package it this way straight out of a factory.

Hey sorry for annoying you all with Ilfosol 3 posts in a Rodinal thread.

 

[NB23]

I'll be sure to try it. What's your other top 2?

The other top-2 is either D76 or HC110/Ilfotec-HC. Therefore this makes ilfosol-3 top-1 and spot number Two is varying.

 

[brian steinberger]

Is Ilfords Ilfotec HC pretty much the same as kodaks HC-110? Seems so expensive though. I’ve used HC-110 in the past with HP5 and do remember liking it. I wouldn’t mind trying it again but Kodak was having issues with it.

 

[NB23]

Is Ilfords Ilfotec HC pretty much the same as kodaks HC-110? Seems so expensive though. I’ve used HC-110 in the past with HP5 and do remember liking it. I wouldn’t mind trying it again but Kodak was having issues with it.

Ilfotec-hc costs 72$ for 32 Liters of working (1:31) solution, which is roughly 11$ per 5 liter solution, and it lasts forever while in syrup form (undiluted).

Ilfosol-3 costs 15$ for a bottle which makes 5 Liters.

Ilfoted-hc is 25% cheaper than ilfosol. As a matter of fact, Ilfotec-hc is the cheapest Ilford developer per milliter of working solution.

Yes. old HC110 is very similar to ilfotec-hc and HP5 looks great in those.

 

[brian steinberger]

Ilfotec-hc costs 72$ for 32 Liters of working (1:31) solution, which is roughly 11$ per 5 liter solution, and it lasts forever while in syrup form (undiluted).

Ilfosol-3 costs 15$ for a bottle which makes 5 Liters.

Ilfoted-hc is 25% cheaper than ilfosol. As a matter of fact, Ilfotec-hc is the cheapest Ilford developer per milliter of working solution.

Yes. old HC110 is very similar to ilfotec-hc and HP5 looks great in those.

Thank you for this clarification. This puts it on par with ID-11 in price. I might have to give it a try again.

 

[NB23]

Thank you for this clarification. This puts it on par with ID-11 in price. I might have to give it a try again.

ID-11 costs roughly 20$ For a 5L pack