derevaun
focus free
I shot a roll of APX 400 at 800 (in the QL17) and only afterward consulted the conventional wisdom on the 'net about N+1 times or opinions, etc. Thank you lucky stars!
Everybody says cryptic stuff like "is no good" and "not worth try" and "barely 250" about this combination; I found no suggested times at all. So I souped it in Rodinal 1+25 at 24C (76F) for 13 minutes with 10" agitation per 30" to maximize the pushed look. The surprise was that the tones were actually quite subtle and I needed to increase contrast after scanning the whole range. The highlights were pretty tame, no solid highlights at all except for point light sources. I found it a nice pictorial look.
Probably everybody else around here has already learned this lesson, but I had a nice time learning that there's no rule says you gotta follow the rules.
Everybody says cryptic stuff like "is no good" and "not worth try" and "barely 250" about this combination; I found no suggested times at all. So I souped it in Rodinal 1+25 at 24C (76F) for 13 minutes with 10" agitation per 30" to maximize the pushed look. The surprise was that the tones were actually quite subtle and I needed to increase contrast after scanning the whole range. The highlights were pretty tame, no solid highlights at all except for point light sources. I found it a nice pictorial look.
Probably everybody else around here has already learned this lesson, but I had a nice time learning that there's no rule says you gotta follow the rules.
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the_other_dirk
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yep, looking good. I used to shoot Agfapan 400 @ 1600 Asa and develop it in Rodinal. Don't know the exact times anymore, but I do remember that I used a very dilute developer (1+100 or 1+200) and just left it for half an hour or so (no agitation). Didn't check the temp either. That was in my younger, bolder years (I have since bought a thermometer and a timer, and have become rather obsessive about the correct temp, time, and agitation cycle )
Still, it's nice that I now (some 10 years later) read about standing and semi standing development. When I was 15 or 16 or so, I already applied this without knowing about the techniques (I was just being lazy and careless! )
dirk
)Still, it's nice that I now (some 10 years later) read about standing and semi standing development. When I was 15 or 16 or so, I already applied this without knowing about the techniques (I was just being lazy and careless!
)dirk