Hi Paul ... I never cared much for Microdol - the grain was too soft, likewise for D-76 when used straight or 1:1 in some instances. While I don't always want large grain, I like the grain to be very sharp. Some developers, or some developers at some dilutions, provide a fine grain effect by "etching" the silver crystals and softening them. While this may be fine is some situations, often it results in a "mushy" look in bigger prints.
I don't use much T-grain film, although I've used, and will continue to use, Delta 100 for some subjects. There I use a 1:3 dilution and have been pretty satisfied with the sharpness, especially when using a really good lens. Anyway, some people on other lists swear by the the new emulsions in developers like Rodinal, and others swear at 'em. I've seen no consensus. I've been experimenting with Fuji's Acros, too. Thus for I've not fine tuned it enough to get a good sense of how I might like it, but my sense is that it's a fine film with great possibilities. I've got a few more rolls to process this weekend and by then I should have a better idea about it. But that's being processed in ID-11 1:1 as I've not been able to find much information about time/temp anywhere, so 1:1 is my starting point. I have a sense that it might work very well with Rodinal or ID-11 1:3, but I'll have to work out the time/temp without any guidelines. Keep us posted on how things work out. Perhaps these "more conventional" films will allow for more interesting photos that'll stand out somewhat from the T-grained crowd. PAUL STENQUIST wrote: > > I just bought a small package of Rodinal. I don't know if it comes with > a chart as I haven't opened it yet, but I'd be pleased to have a copy of > yours. I couldn't find Agfapan 100 at the store I visited today, but I'm > sure I can get it elsewhere in town. In my previous photographic life, I > used Microdol X, both straight and 1:1. It's a very slow acting fine > grain developer. Recently, I've been using D-76 1:1, which is a > moderately slow soup. I'm going to try the Rodinal soon. I wonder how it > might work with the T-grain films. I've found that T-Max 400 (of which I > have an ample supply thanks to you :-), is much better in D-76 1:1 than > it is in the relatively hot T-Max developer. I wonder how it might look > in the Rodinal 1:100? Perhaps I'll try it. But I'd like to see the > Agfapan. I'm not sure that I'm committed to the T-Grains. It's been a > long time since I've shot a good quantity of conventional BW. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
