tmax 3200 in Rodinal. How long?

[sharpless]

I'd like to expose a roll of Kodak tmax 3200 at ei 1000, and, as I have a part used bottle of Rodinal, develop it in that. How long is it going to need? And is this a wise thing to do? Would another developer give substantially better results? (I have some Ilford ID11, for example.)

Any suggestions gratefully received. Thanks in advance.

 

[Mike Kennedy]

Google onto "The Massive Development Chart".It shows the times for Rodinal + P3200.
Kind of a strange combo ,I like D76 and rate the film at 1600.

Mike

 

[fschifano]

You'd be better served by almost anything else. Either D-76 or ID-11 would be a good place to start. XTOL or Microphen would be even better. Rodinal is nice for some things, but high speed films and Rodinal do not mix well. If it's contrast you're after, don't worry. The ISO speed of TMZ 3200 is naturally around 1000. It is designed as a low contrast medium, so that when you do expose it at ridiculously high exposure indices it will still deliver printable negatives. Expose it at 1000, then process it using the EI 1600 times and the film will deliver reasonably snappy results. If you want more contrast, then just crank up the contrast in the photo editor of your choice, print on a harder grade of paper, or use a harder contrast filter. Capture as much detail as you possibly can on film, and give yourself the option of using it or not at printing time.

 

[pentaxuser]

I realise that Tmax3200 isn't D3200 but if there are similarities in terms of response to Rodinal then it may work for you. D3200 and Rodinal is a Les McLean favourite.

It's said that Tmax 3200 has less grain but assuming that the difference here isn't massive, I'd have a look at Les' book "Creative B&W Photography". He has a picture of Navajo power station with D3200 and rodinal.

It's grainy IMHO but quite a powerful image. Depends on whether grain is your thing.

pentaxuser

 

[sharpless]

Thanks for these suggestions. I may mix up some ID-11 (I have a small pack of it) and try that -- or I may go with plan A and try the Rodinal. Not sure! The massive Dev chart does give times for Rodinal, but they seem rather broad brush and recommend the same dev time to cover a wide range of EIs. I have a number of rolls of tmax P3200 that I'd like to use up, and also some Delta 3200, so I may experiment with different developers. Thanks again!