Help! I've got like 10 rolls of Rollei ATP 1.1

kingbuzzie

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I've been busy with kids the last 12 years, and I can't seem to find a foolproof way to develop the 120 Rollei ATP I have squirreled away. It's really bumming me out that there's no more dedicated developer. I'm at the point where I'm willing to mix anything I'm able to buy legally for a homebrew. Or maybe off someone on apug. I really enjoyed shooting it. Willing to sacrifice a roll for free testing. I don't think I have any 35mm though.

I've read about caffenol LC, but I was hoping there was more of a pro alternative with more consistent results.
 

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Very infrequent agitation with dilute Rodinal might be worth a try, I've seen it work with Kodak's Technical Pan and several other high contrast technical films.
 

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I'm currently using Pyrocat HDC to develop technical films. You can try POTA. You could also take a look at the threads made by @Alan Johnson about low contrast developers - like this one.
 

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POTA is about 12-20 minutes, I think, depending what you shot and what speed. Requires testing, I think. I haven't used it in a few years.

I'm using Pyrocat HDC for 14 minutes with continuous agitation in a Jobo. 2ml of the glycol solution to 1.5g sodium carbonate in 200ml water. For inversion, you'd need to go with more, obviously. You'd need to test.
 

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Honestly, I wish I could play around with some of this film, It looks really interesting. I’m currently playing around with an extremely low contrast film developer called HW control, I bet it would work really well with this film.
 

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I have a few rolls of this myself, but have yet to try shooting any. I have however shot many rolls of Agfa Copex Rapid and developed it with SPUR Dokuspeed SL-N, with excellent results. It may be worth giving this developer a go with the ATP; it is still made and sold.

edit: here are a couple of examples of the aforementioned CoRa/SPUR combination:

Sunlit Chapel Door - Detail by atomstitcher, on Flickr

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Everything is on backorder, I have a sneaking suspicion it's never coming back. Maybe I should just sell the film to someone who will be better able to use it.
 

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If I could afford it, I’d be more than willing to take it off your hands. Unfortunately, money is kind of tight right now…
 

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