Anyone have any experience with Tanol or Finol?

[jpa66]

I'm not giving up on HC110 ( and I'll never quit my old stand-by Rodinal ) but I'm looking for a different type of developer to use sometimes when I don't want as much grain. After viewing some images of film developed with Tanol and Finol, I'm intrigued. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with either of these developers, and could shed a little light on them for me, as I'm completely unfamiliar with either of them.

Thanks,
JP

 

[sem]

Hi JP,

thre following link is the peferct place:
http://www.moersch-photochemie.de/content/lang:en

I like tanol with trix or finol with acros.
You have to do, what you get told and it will work out fine.
Best regards
sem

 

[mfogiel]

I am in the process of trying out Tanol Speed. I have so far used extensively Prescysol EF, and although it is a great developer, it sacrifices some speed. Tanol Speed is a bit faster, but it is not suited for Tri X in my opinion - the fog is overwhelming. On the other hand it gives good results with slower films ( I have tried so far Agfa Scala, Rollei Retro 100 and Plus X), where you gain easily half to one stop on box speed. I have started with the frequent agitation scheme recommended by the producer, but am moving to a semi stand method like the one I normally use with Prescysol EF. In terms of grain and acutance, as well as speed, the results are very good, I am however a bit perplexed by what happens to deep shadows - they look a bit like those from a chromogenic film type XP2.
Take a look at these flickr groups:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/moersch/
http://www.flickr.com/groups/pyrodeveloper/

You will find examples of photos developed in various pyro developers, including Tanol and Finol, also you can read Erwin Puts' articles on Prescysol EF and Tanol Speed

 

[slm]

If you're looking for finer grain, and haven't tried it yet, give Xtol a go.
It will be much finer vs. HC110 and Rodinal. I've been using it 1:1.

 

[jpa66]

"If you're looking for finer grain, and haven't tried it yet, give Xtol a go.
It will be much finer vs. HC110 and Rodinal. I've been using it 1:1."


I'll probably give Xtol a try sooner or later ( and mot likely try it with Rodinal ), but I also like the look of film developed in Tanol and Finol - they look quite different from a lot of other developers, and I like the look.