APX100 in non-Rodinal developer?

dyao

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Hi all,

Shot three rolls of APX100 (new formulation), however here we only get D-76, HC-110, TMax. Was wondering if anybody had used these before in developing this, and what the results were. Did you follow the times from the Massive Dev Chart - were they accurate?

I will go back to the States in July, where presumably I'll be able to get Rodinal.

So the question is, develop now using what's available or wait a few months until I'll be able to get some Rodinal?
 
Where you are, that there is no Rodinal available?

Beside this, storing non-developed exposed film is never a good idea. APX 100 gets the last punch of sharpness in Rodinal, but I have no doubt, you will get acceptable results also in other developers. I would trust Massive Dev Chart, had never bad experience with.
 
Self-developing is not very popular over here, due to the extreme lack of space in apartments, so we don't have a wide variety of developers...

Another howler is that a bottle of DD-X costs $45 over here!
 
I use only LC29, souped APX and now Rollei in it. I'm novice but I like what I get, I don't miss Rodinal, but maybe I'm just too uneducated.
 
HC-110 will be also not too bad however Rodinal 1+50 and APX 100 / Rollei Retro 100 has a very good look, very sharp, high acutance and a large grey scale.
Para-Amino Phenol and a very high pH (Sodiumhydroxide) can be a problem in regular post.

APX 100 / Retro 100 in Rodinal 1+50:

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Found a local seller who has a bottle of Rodinal with about 300 mL left, for about $20. Better than nothing I suppose...
 
Indeed, better then nothing. The regular Rodinal /R09 one shot 500ml price in Europe is around Eur. 11,50 (US$ 15,50). With a regular 1+50 dilution it's for at least 50 films.
 
Hi - I regularily used HC110 in APX film, especially APX400, and was pretty pleased with it.

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I kept TMAX for newer emulsions like Fuji Neopan or Kodak T-Max 100/400.
 
Nice hotrod.
The only reason I am not using D76 stock with my APX100 at the moment is that I have not really been shooting film that regulary and I have a gallon packet of D76. Now I am using a quite a bit more film I will likely mix some D76 pretty soon. I found D76 stock and APX100 to be a great combo with nice sharp crisp prints. I developed for 6 mins at 24 deg. 24 deg is/was the temp my chems are at in the summer time so I usually developed everything at 24deg C. I also like TriX in stock D76 but FP4 I do 1:1.
 
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