John Bragg
Well-known
I have always had faith in Rodinal as a good all round developer but it has been (especially with Tri-X) never renowned as a fine grain developer. The other thing that is touted about Tri-X in Rodinal is that it is difficult to scan. For the last six years or so I have developed films in Rodinal with reduced agitation and when I bought a Plustek scanner i applied the same technique and the negs stank. Mealy grain in the skin tones is not attractive. I decided to go against the recieved wisdom on this matter and develop longer. 20 minutes instead of 15. Bingo !! It all fell into place..... smooth mid tones and fine grain from Tri-X in Rodinal from a scanner.
