Thanks, Thibault, for posting those notes. I'll have to try that combo shortly.
t On 1/3/03 11:20 AM, Thibault GROUAS wrote: >> Which is your favorite for large (8x10 & up) prints, >> in 35mm format? > > For large enlargements (10x12 and larger) I use Kodak Technical Pan which I > rate at ISO 20. Here are my recipes with Rodinal : > > - Rodinal 1+100 6' 20° for high contrast but still continuous tone > (reproduction, abstracts). > > - Rodinal 1+120 6' 20° for places - normal contrast. > > - Rodinal 1+135 6' 20° for people - softer contrast. > > Agitation for the first 10 seconds than 5 seconds every minute. > > I use distilled water (plain water gives me black spots on the negs) and mix > the developper with a 10ml and 1ml syringes (a must have with such high > dilutions). > > This gives nice razor sharp negs, far sharper than those I got with Pan F+ / > Tmax 100. My dilutions and times provide negs that print best at grade 2. > > The other really nice thing about tech pan is that negatives a far thinner > and transparent than with other films. Enlarging exposures are about 2 to 4 > times shorter and this saves a lot of time with large prints at f/8. > Exposures are about 5 to 10 minutes when usually it was 20 to 40 minutes > with tri-X ! I can tell that my arms fell the difference... > > The only problem with Tech pan is its price (about 10 EUR at local stores > here). Not the kind of film you will want to use with the motor drive set at > 5fps. Hopefully development with Rodinal is very cheap. And since I use to > load/unload tech pan in complete darkness I use to develop only the part of > the film I just exposed and put the remaining film back on the camera for > later use. > > I'am used to tri-X in Rodinal and can tell that if you like grain 8x10 and > 10x12 still look nice enlarged. I only choose tech pan when I need absolute > sharpness. I don't use much other films than those two. > > Oh and since I'am back from my New Year's Eve trip I wish you all a very > happy new year, and the best photographic opportunities you can get. > > Cheers, > > Thibault Grouas. >
