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ray_g
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I decided to give this combo a try, based on recommendations I have read on this forum, for a 100 speed film. I am very impressed. Thanks for the recommendations.
APX 100 in Rodinal - Wow!
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Chaser
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very very nice i may have to make an order with freestyle
back alley
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you'd think they were made for each other...
nice place ray, yours?
joe
nice place ray, yours?
joe
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ray_g
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Ha! The tower on the right holds the Royal Darkroom.
Very attractive tonality! Can't get a handle on the scale, but it looks like a molded plastic toy...
peter_n
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Wow - fantastic looking!
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ray_g
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Doug said:
It was taken at a local town fair, Doug. About a couple of stories tall, part of the entrance to the (small) rollercoaster.
titrisol
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HE HE
Wait until you try portraiture with this combo.
I plain love it.
Wait until you try portraiture with this combo.
I plain love it.
ray_g said:
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ray_g
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I have another roll in the camera. I look forward to trying some portrait shots.
titrisol
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BTW a couple of tips for APX100 in Rodinal
- Diluting Rodinal gives negatives with smaller grain and longer tonal scales. Dilutions higher than 1+75 act slowly, and agitation becomes important. Agitate every 3-5 minutes at most! 1+100 for 25-30 minutes is not uncommon, I agitate once every 5 minutes.
- Rodinal works best with colder water, temperatures of 65-68F (18-20C) are the highest. After I heard this I tested with cold water (15C) and the quality was a bit better. Try to avoid high temperatrues.
- AGFA times are a bit on the dense side, I'd cut 15-20% from them. Specially for scanning.
- Adding vitamin C (4 g/l) and neutralizing it with baking soda (til the fizzing stops) adds another notch to working with Rodinal. 1+100 and 1+50 benefit the most.
Look in unblinkingeye for an article about this
- Diluting Rodinal gives negatives with smaller grain and longer tonal scales. Dilutions higher than 1+75 act slowly, and agitation becomes important. Agitate every 3-5 minutes at most! 1+100 for 25-30 minutes is not uncommon, I agitate once every 5 minutes.
- Rodinal works best with colder water, temperatures of 65-68F (18-20C) are the highest. After I heard this I tested with cold water (15C) and the quality was a bit better. Try to avoid high temperatrues.
- AGFA times are a bit on the dense side, I'd cut 15-20% from them. Specially for scanning.
- Adding vitamin C (4 g/l) and neutralizing it with baking soda (til the fizzing stops) adds another notch to working with Rodinal. 1+100 and 1+50 benefit the most.
Look in unblinkingeye for an article about this
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ray_g
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Thanks for the tips.
I used Rodinal 1+50, 20C, 13 minutes. Agitation was first 30 secs, then one inversion every 30 secs.
Vit C and baking soda? That sounds interesting... I'll make sure and check that out.
I used Rodinal 1+50, 20C, 13 minutes. Agitation was first 30 secs, then one inversion every 30 secs.
Vit C and baking soda? That sounds interesting... I'll make sure and check that out.
titrisol
Bottom Feeder
I use the same time for 1+50 13 minutes but one inversion/minute
I found that 1+100+Vitamin C works well in 15 minutes with the same agitation pattern.
The key is to neutralize the acidity of Vitamin C/erythorbic acid (D or L ascrobic acid ) that can screw up the Rodinal, so I add 1tsp in 600ml and then go adding baking soda until the fizzing stops (about 1/2 teasp). Haven;t checked the pH more carefully but it seems to work well.
Sodium ascorbate/erythorbate would be a better option to use instead of neutralizing, but erythorbic acid is a lot easier for me to find (canning supplies).
I found that 1+100+Vitamin C works well in 15 minutes with the same agitation pattern.
The key is to neutralize the acidity of Vitamin C/erythorbic acid (D or L ascrobic acid ) that can screw up the Rodinal, so I add 1tsp in 600ml and then go adding baking soda until the fizzing stops (about 1/2 teasp). Haven;t checked the pH more carefully but it seems to work well.
Sodium ascorbate/erythorbate would be a better option to use instead of neutralizing, but erythorbic acid is a lot easier for me to find (canning supplies).
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shaaktiman
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real nice. do you have any more samples?
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ray_g
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If you click on "my gallery" the most recent photos uploaded sunday 6/5 were from the same roll. This one, IMHO, was the best example of the film/developer's characteristics.