jim appleyard said:Hey, do you drive a Ford or a Chevy?
While Kodak devs. are quite good ( I have occasionally strayed from the Church and used them; I'm sorry!) , there is just more than one way skin a cat. For some shots/films, Microdol- X might be your dev. of choice. HC-110 is quite economical and easy, D-76 can be found almost anywhere on the planet and Rodinal has it place, too. While many photographers eventually settle on one dev., and there's nothing wrong with that, to not acknowledge other devs. is a bit narrow. Many photographers spend too much time worrying about devs. and grain and not enough on lighting and composition.
Just hang out here long enough. The light from the Church will find you!
Ed Sukach said:I disagree with the idea that "Rodinal produces LARGER grain". It produces distinct grain. The grain structure is not "mushed" - each grain is cleanly defined, with no "smearing", or indistinct borders. The grain is more apparent - and the reward for that is increased acutance.
It all depends on what is desired. Some susbscribe to the idea that there should be NO suggestion of grain at all, and that becomes the most important attribute. Rodinal is not for them. Personally, I LIKE Rodinal, for the acutance, the tonal characteristics, definition and the "feel"of the images produced with it.
panchromatic said:I will definitly have to try this and see how I feel about it. I assume that dev. times and such are availible for most common black and white.
thank you
Ryan
panchromatic said:I will definitly have to try this and see how I feel about it. I assume that dev. times and such are availible for most common black and white.
thank you
Ryan
Yep, as the others said, they are available. Also, if you do a search here on whatever film & rodinal, you will probably find some mention in a thread or three!panchromatic said:I will definitly have to try this and see how I feel about it. I assume that dev. times and such are availible for most common black and white.
thank you
Ryan
joeyk49 said:I recently purchased Agfa Rodinal concentrate in the bottle. It was easier to use than the powdered developers, which has to be mixed to a stock solution and then diluted again for your working solution. The negatives turned out great; probably the best I've developed in my short alchemist career. It probably helped that I was developing Agfa film...but we'll see how it works on Ilfsord soon enough. I'm hoping the prints turn out as well.
titrisol said:Look into unblinkingeye.com, article called appreciating rodinal by Ed Buffaloe.
You'll find it enloghtening
BWGirl said:If you can't find anything about a particular film, just ask! There are many of us RAs (Rodinal Acolytes) just waiting to answer questions & help others learn the Way!
titrisol said:The article is here:
http://unblinkingeye.com/Articles/Rodinal/rodinal.html
panchromatic said:so it has a higher grain structure... and if you needed or wanted an extremely fine grain what would you suggest? (of course i've been schooled that microdol was what to use in that case)
--Ryan
panchromatic said:Thank you, I did read it, very interesting. For some reason though I think like everyone else i'll end up trying 478392 devs. before settling on a couple.
--Ryan
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