More Arista in Rodinal

I find this film better suited for portraits than landscape - it has limited capacity in overexposure. Try it also @EI125 in FX39 1+14, 9 mins.
 
I wish I was more interested in shooting 'folks'. I just don't know enough about posing and am basically more comfortable around me. FX39, you say?

Kenny
 
I purchased Arista Liquid Developer and tried it with AristaEDUultra 100 (at 50).

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Kenj8246,

That Arista developer is easy to use: 75ml of developer add enough water to make 750ml (no messy powders or liquid dripping down the side of a bottle). I shoot at 50 and do 7.5 minutes, minimal agitation.
 
Thanks. Appreciate the tips. Sounds like you're using it one shot at 1+9? I see some folks also recommending a 1+19 dilution.
 
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Arista Premium 400, Rodinal 1:60 for 11 min.
Kanazawa, Market.
Leica MP, Nokton 35mm f1.4 SC
 
I'm fairly certain that testing was involved :) but just outa curiosity, Tom, how did you arrive at 1+60?

Kenny
 
Arista EDU Ultra 100 is a very good film. Make sure you shoot it at 50 ISO though. I was getting terrible results at 100, and 50 solved that. If you go w/ Rodinal, don't over agitate or you will have grain issues. If you LIKE grain, agitate away.

These first 2 shots are from Arista EDU shot at 50 (25 w/ a yellow filter) and developed in Rodinal, the third and fourth are from Tri-X, (shot at 100 w/ a yellow filter) and developed in Rodinal. Myself, I like the tonality more w/ Tri-X, and there's not that much difference in price. These are scans. In darkroom prints, the grain is way less noticeable than what you see here. I didn't spend much time getting either combination dialed in, as I'm a Tri-X and D76 guy, but if you did 3 or 4 tests you could make the Arista and Rodinal suit your needs, which is the attraction of Rodinal.

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Kenj8246 said:
I'm fairly certain that testing was involved :) but just outa curiosity, Tom, how did you arrive at 1+60?

Kenny
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Well some testing involved, but the primary reason was that my graduate is a 25ml one - and for 1500 ml of water - a full 25 ml graduate would give me 1:60. I just gave it a 30 sec longer development to compensate for the lesser volume. Rodinal is usually more sensitive to agitation than minute difference in dilution.
 
Very nice results, indeed, Tom and Steve. I've not done any testing but I do notice that, to a degree, the less agitation I do with Rodinal, the better the results. Thanks for posting the examples, everyone…gives me something to 'shoot' for, so to speak.

Kenny
 
Kenj8246, I know nothing, to quote Sgt. Schultz, about Arista Liquid developer. I was ordering Arista fixer and by accident ordered the developer. So I used it. No testing just tried it and it worked fine. Ask me 4 months if the bottle is still good, as I only use it for Arista EDU ultra 100.

By the way,and this is just an impression of mine, I feel that the quality control of Arista films (Fomapan) has really improved of the last, I don't know, 7 years?.
 
To be perfectly honest, John, I buy Arista because of the price. That said, however, I find it to be a pretty good film for my skill level and uses.

Kenny
 
Kenj8246 said:
To be perfectly honest, John, I buy Arista because of the price. That said, however, I find it to be a pretty good film for my skill level and uses.

Kenny
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There are are few things wrong with Arista EDU ultra 100, but with careful exposure and development you can get good tones and a moody feel in low light. I find the film overly sensitive to blue so sky washes out but at the other end shadows are improved. It is like everything in life and photography; you have to adjust for your (or your films) pluses and minuses.

Low light with a lovely but poor lenses:

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