CK that seems like a backwards way to work. I chose a film for the light/task/camera size.... portrait, travel, landscape....35mm camera or 8x10.
I guess we just consider things differently. Although i used different developers in the long past, these days staining developers are my standard so the only thing i do differently is hunt up the bottle of Adotech IV if i'm working with a few remaining rolls of CHS 20, otherwise.
Yeah, it sounds like you're using Pyrocat HD etc. the same way I am Rodinal - I imagine the only difference is that HP5+ doesn't look terrible in Pyrocat!
Can you clarify how Delta 100 looks better in ID-11/HC-110 than in Rodinal? Is it tonality or dynamic range? My Delta 100 shot above is in Rodinal (along with all of my other black and white films) and I definitely notice that this pairing is sharp and contrasty, while the Pan F+ and Rodinal combination has far more shadow detail and range in the mid-tones. Just curious as to what I should expect if I were to try other developers with Delta 100.
Honestly, it's been a LONG time since I last used Delta 100, but I have a vague memory that T-grain films (like Delta) were sub-optimal in Rodinal compared to other developers. I can't remember why, and I'd have to look through my negatives to figure out why I've got that idea in my head. The only photos I've taken on Delta 100 that made it onto my Flickr account were developed in LC29, so I'm guessing that became my preferred option for that film for one reason or another.
Honestly, it's been a LONG time since I last used Delta 100, but I have a vague memory that T-grain films (like Delta) were sub-optimal in Rodinal compared to other developers. I can't remember why, and I'd have to look through my negatives to figure out why I've got that idea in my head. The only photos I've taken on Delta 100 that made it onto my Flickr account were developed in LC29, so I'm guessing that became my preferred option for that film for one reason or another.
Here's a print from one in LC29, for what it's worth:
Very sharp, very contrasty, and quite low-grain. Not a bad combo.
Whatever issue I had with it in Rodinal may be limited to 35mm, to be honest - 35mm HP5+ in Rodinal is notoriously grainy, but medium format HP5+ in Rodinal isn't too bad. Maybe Delta has similar issues.
I like Delta 100 in LC29 too. It gives very "clean" images which I really like but some people seem to think that Delta 100 looks too digital.Honestly, it's been a LONG time since I last used Delta 100, but I have a vague memory that T-grain films (like Delta) were sub-optimal in Rodinal compared to other developers. I can't remember why, and I'd have to look through my negatives to figure out why I've got that idea in my head. The only photos I've taken on Delta 100 that made it onto my Flickr account were developed in LC29, so I'm guessing that became my preferred option for that film for one reason or another.
Here's a print from one in LC29, for what it's worth:
Very sharp, very contrasty, and quite low-grain. Not a bad combo.
Whatever issue I had with it in Rodinal may be limited to 35mm, to be honest - 35mm HP5+ in Rodinal is notoriously grainy, but medium format HP5+ in Rodinal isn't too bad. Maybe Delta has similar issues.
It happens with Delta 100 also. I learned that the hard way.
