How do YOU process your PanF ?

[CZeni]

I've got a roll of it here on my desk...would like to hear how folks are doing it. Rodinal? Xtol? ??

 

[PaulN]

I have a roll I shot over the summer. It's going into Diafine tonight if I'm lucky. If the negatives come out well, I'll post some pictures.

-Paul

 

[Gerbil62]

Rodinol @1-50 is good

 

[Dave H]

I used ID11 at 1:1, results were great. I'd use it more often if speed wasn't an issue for me.

 

[kaiyen]

I think, with a low grain film like that, you should max out on acutance. The normal response to that would be Rodinal, say 1+50 or higher dilutions. You'll get nice edge effects if you process it right.

If you want more sharpness, consider going with Paterson FX-39. It worked very well for me at 1+19, which is available on MDC in the notes section.

allan

 

[Trius]

The one recent roll I've done was in DD-X, but I plan for more in Rodinal. The roll in DD-X was quite nice.

Earl

 

[lkgroup]

I have used Pan F at 80 and developed in Diafine, with normal times and temperatures. I liked the results. I haven't used Rodinal or DD-X.

Leo

 

[kaiyen]

I feel like I'm going to come off as a Diafine hater but I'm really not. However, this is one scenario in which I don't see why one would want to use it. Yes, it's a remarkably convenient developer, but it's not particularly a high acutance one. And while not everyone wants that, I personally feel like shooting a low grain film like Pan F just cries out for edge effects, adjacency, and acutance.

Just a random comment. Seriously, I have nothing against Diafine, and I haven't even used it myself. Just babbling.

allan