My first developed film. Rondinax 35

[Robert Vote]

Today I developed my very first film (Fomapan 100).
I learned that I should first pour out the water after pouring the fixer in the Rondinax. I was suprised getting any results.

Developer was F 09 1+40 (Calbe R09 I think). I used Ethanol for faster drying negatives. I scanned one Pic but there are more about to come.

It was a lot of fun!

Thanks for your attention.
Robert

 

[jano]

Good job.. I've been souping my own negs now for six months, and it is FUN 😀 Feel like Mr. Potter in Potions class 😀 😀

 

[Robert Vote]

With the developer and the Rondinax I could develop 25 films (125ml) which is a lot I think. How many rolls of film do you shoot and develop in a month?
Now I am thinking about getting a tank for MF and a change bag. Sounds like GAS doesnt it?

regards Robert

 

[Damian]

Congrats Robert! The tank you have now - is it only a single reel tank? Most twin reel tanks I've seen, the reels can be expanded to accept 120 film. You may already have a tank for MF film. 🙂 I'm thinking about a changing bag myself. I have to lock myself in a closet with a blanket over my head to load my film!

 

[Robert Vote]

It is only for 35mm film. There is also one for MF called Rondinax 60 (never seen, never tried).
I attached a picture of the tank I used.

Thanks.
Robert

 

[titrisol]

Robert, welcome to the ranks of the damned!!

I think you'll do better buying a Patterson like tank and either a changing bag or darkening your darkroom to put the film in the spirals in the dark.

25 rolls with your bottle of developer? that sound about right, Rodinal/R09/F09 will last for a loooooonnnggg time so don;t worry too much about how many rolls of film/month you can do.

The picture of that Allianz building looks very good, excellent job.

With F09 you can alter dilution and thus alter results.
Since it is very similar to Rodinal read this article:
http://unblinkingeye.com/Articles/Rodinal/rodinal.html
The more diluted the smaller the grain, but times must be taken into account

 

[jano]

Hey, that's a cool tank. I use a 2-reel tank from patterson. I can expand the plastic reel into a 120 size. Works well.

I've shot maybe 18 rolls of b&w in the last six months. I've settled on acros and tri-x in Xtol 1:1. Just picked up some diafine, looking to make some rodinol and test it with efke 25 and possibly some stand development with acros 🙂

Which films do you use?

I picked up a cheap changing bag for $17. Works well.

 

[clarence]

Hello,

I just developed my own films for the first time a few days ago. They were a couple of rolls of T-Max and Neopan 400 in Ilfotol. They came out much better than I expected (the Neopan especially).

Robert, I hope that vertical line in your photo isn't a scratch on the negative. I used an old squeegee on my negatives and one of them got a little scratched. I've since decided to only use my fingers from now on.


Clarence

 

[kaiyen]

As others have said - welcome to the land of home developing 🙂

These Rodinaux tanks have become oddly popular, but one cannot beat the verstaility of a paterson style tank.

If I might make one suggestion, it is to get the "AP Photo" style reels such as the ones on my webpage: http://www.kaiyen.com/photos/pages/reels_tanks.html

They are the second type of plastic reel pictured. The much larger feeding lip makes 120 loading much, much easier in my opinion. Based on product photos, the Samigon reels currently at BH are the same ones.

allan

 

[pshinkaw]

There are actually two kinds of 35mm Rondinax tanks. One is labeled Agfa and the other is labeled E. Leitz. They seem to be identical except the Leitz version is made from heavier Bakelite plastic and seems to be more robust overall. It sells for a little more on e-Bay.

-Paul

 

[titrisol]

I got mine fom Beseler and Kalt brands with the larger "lips"

As others have said - welcome to the land of home developing 🙂

These Rodinaux tanks have become oddly popular, but one cannot beat the verstaility of a paterson style tank.

If I might make one suggestion, it is to get the "AP Photo" style reels such as the ones on my webpage: http://www.kaiyen.com/photos/pages/reels_tanks.html

They are the second type of plastic reel pictured. The much larger feeding lip makes 120 loading much, much easier in my opinion. Based on product photos, the Samigon reels currently at BH are the same ones.

allan

 

[Robert Vote]

Hello,
Robert, I hope that vertical line in your photo isn't a scratch on the negative. I used an old squeegee on my negatives and one of them got a little scratched. I've since decided to only use my fingers from now on.

Clarence, I have to say that it is in fact a scratch. I think it comes from the filmguiding
part inside the tank, which is very bad. I think I will get a 2x35 /1x MF tank soon.

Thanks for the replies!
Robert

 

[Robert Vote]

Which films do you use?

The guy in the photo store gave me fomapan 100 profi line classic-which seems to be a film from czech-repulic. I think the store is the only one who imports it from there to germany.

 

[titrisol]

Fomapan is very nice, you should also be able to get the ADOX/EFKE films from fotoimpex

 

[Stephanie Brim]

You did much better than me your first time around. I mean, the first rolls I did came out slightly flat...not developed quite long enough. I also developed a roll of C-41 film with my first ISO 100 roll! Great one that was, let me tell ya. Though that did start my radical experimental period...

But I digress. Nice photo. 🙂