surfnsnow
Member
Hi,
I just returned from Freestyle with everything I need to try developing my own film. I am going to give Rodinal a try using Arista Premium (i.e. - Tri-X) 400.
Here is my plan for a midday sun test:
1. Shoot 3 rolls of film, 1 each at 400, 800 and 1600
2. On each roll, find 5 different lighting conditions:
- Full Sun
- Half Sun
- Open Shade
- Darker Shade
- Darkest Shade
3. Bracket each scene with 7 stops (35 frames total each roll)
4. Develop in Rodinal at 1+50, 20C
I got this idea from a recent thread which pointed to these two articles:
- http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/train_your_brainto_guess_.html
- http://www.johnbrownlow.com/phb/techniques/exposure.html
Now, I've looked on Massive Dev Chart for the dev times and they are listed as:
400 1+50 20C = 13
800 1+50 20C = 16.5
1600 1+50 20C = 18.5
However, in the notes for each of these combos, it says "Data is taken from a previous version of this film. Starting point time remains the same."
My understanding is that Tri-X is now made differently than it used to be made. Has anyone tried these dev times with the newer film, and if so, do you know if the dev times have changed?
I am going out to shoot the test rolls now. I will look for the most boring scenes possible, so there's no chance of disappointment if I mess something up! 😱
I will try the developing tonight when it cools down a bit.
Thanks in advance for any input.
Cheers!
I just returned from Freestyle with everything I need to try developing my own film. I am going to give Rodinal a try using Arista Premium (i.e. - Tri-X) 400.
Here is my plan for a midday sun test:
1. Shoot 3 rolls of film, 1 each at 400, 800 and 1600
2. On each roll, find 5 different lighting conditions:
- Full Sun
- Half Sun
- Open Shade
- Darker Shade
- Darkest Shade
3. Bracket each scene with 7 stops (35 frames total each roll)
4. Develop in Rodinal at 1+50, 20C
I got this idea from a recent thread which pointed to these two articles:
- http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/train_your_brainto_guess_.html
- http://www.johnbrownlow.com/phb/techniques/exposure.html
Now, I've looked on Massive Dev Chart for the dev times and they are listed as:
400 1+50 20C = 13
800 1+50 20C = 16.5
1600 1+50 20C = 18.5
However, in the notes for each of these combos, it says "Data is taken from a previous version of this film. Starting point time remains the same."
My understanding is that Tri-X is now made differently than it used to be made. Has anyone tried these dev times with the newer film, and if so, do you know if the dev times have changed?
I am going out to shoot the test rolls now. I will look for the most boring scenes possible, so there's no chance of disappointment if I mess something up! 😱
I will try the developing tonight when it cools down a bit.
Thanks in advance for any input.
Cheers!