As promised, my first M6/TriX/Rodinal results (Pics)

[anitasanger]

Thank you for all your advice getting me ready for my Rodinal run. As promised, here are the results of my negatives shot with Tri-x @ 200 developed in Rodinal 1:50. If you follow the Leica M page, you'll know that I have had trouble getting pleasing results with my summicron/m6 combo. The negatives I did with pulled tri-x in Rodinal are by far my favourite results. I may stick with this combo. For some reason, D76 with Tri x and my summicron create negatives that are too harsh and contrasty. For some reason, this new combo tamed it all. enjoy.


img488 by saveamerika, on Flickr


img494 by saveamerika, on Flickr


img496 by saveamerika, on Flickr


img509 by saveamerika, on Flickr


img510 by saveamerika, on Flickr

 

[Ranchu]

I see what you mean, definitely more snap. Sincere best wishes for the kiddo!

 

[anitasanger]

Thank you, he already has asthma and got the flu which exacerbated the whole thing. Luckily he was just in the hospital for a day!

 

[surfer dude]

Lovely photographs, anita - stick with the film/dev combo that works for you.

 

[anitasanger]

Thank you sonofdanang, it was a pretty emotional time. I HATE when babies get sick. It is very, very scary. But thank you, I guess any photographers goal is to evoke some type of emotional response.

 

[dfoo]

Great shots! Looks like TriX + Rodinal is working out well for you.

 

[MISH]

while buying some Rodinal and Tri-x 20 years ago the clerk said "you know that's what God uses" i said what?, he said "yes tri-x & rodinal thats what God uses everybody knows that" even with the advent of digital I have no reason to think he has changed

 

[anitasanger]

Haha. Thank you guys. I think you are right. Heaven must be lined with shelves and shelves of rodinal and tri-x! 36 exposures of course.

 

[filmfan]

I am used to TX+D76. Maybe that is why these look flat to me. Not enough separation of tones for my eyes, but to each their own. I like the 4th one though.

 

[Vics]

What was your development time?

 

[anitasanger]

They may look flat because the images are raw scans. I'm not
Too Photoshop savvy, so no adjustments were made. I can't remember the dev time, I'll have to consult my notebook.

 

[DNG]

Very nice tonal range and grain control.
Beautiful photo's of your family.
I haven't tried rodinal yet, I may buy some when I am getting low on Xtol stock.
I'll have to run a 2 roll test on Legacy Pro 100 next month. Results look close to Xtol 1:1 at 20c

 

[anitasanger]

Thank you very much. This is my first time branching out from d76 and I think it's safe to day I like it better. We'll see though, more testing is needed .