Rollei RHS developing times?

[Toffle]

Greetings;
I've been lurking around the forums for awhile now, and have learned a great deal from the wonderfully knowledgeable users here - but this is my first post.

I've been developing Rollei Retro 400 in HC-110 for the last few weeks and I really like the results. The negatives have a nice overall density, and good response from shadows to highlights.

This weekend, I picked up a Rollei Trial Test pack, which included a sample of the Rollei RHS developer. Though I've only processed two rolls with this combination, it seems that at the recommended dilution/temperature/time the negatives are a little thin. I haven't printed my contact sheets yet, but I'm going to have a hard time getting the kind of prints I know this film is capable of.

Does anybody else use Retro 400 + RHS? How are your results? Is Rollei bing a little optimistic in it recommendations?

Thanks for any advice.

Regards,
Tom, on Point Pelee, Canada

 

[Fotohuis]

Here you can find the Rollei developing times:
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With the note that all Retro 400 films are made from the master rolls APX 400 (35mm) version. This film will hardly reach an iso 400 speed in most developers. Around iso 320 in RHS ; iso 200/250 in Rodinal.

It will be clear that the Retro 100 version is made of the APX 100 material.
In most developers this film will reach iso 100. One of the best combinations is an E.I. of 80 and Rodinal 1+50 for this film.

Best regards,

Robert

 

[Toffle]

This table is a big help. The development time for Retro 400 & RHS at 1+7 is listed as 6 min. The retail package shows 5 min. The funny thing is that I (almost) always double check development times, but as the film and developer were bundled together, I just trusted the packaging. I'll try the new times with my next roll.

Thanks for the help.

Tom, on Point Pelee, Canada

When all is said and done, more is usually said than done.

 

[Toffle]

Just a quick update on this issue. I just developed a roll of Retro 400 in RHS according to the link above... 8 1/2 minutes in RHS @ 1+12. One word: Beautiful!

As a point of interest, the table on the RHS packaging shows development times for Retro 400 pushed to ISO 800. Marketing ploy?

Thanks for the tip.

Cheers,

 

[Fotohuis]

The combination RHS and Retro 400 is pretty good. Done for years with the more or less equivalent Dutch AM74 and APX400.

APX400/Retro 400 on push processing is known as less succesfull. There are much better films suitable for that speed (Tri-X, Neopan 400).