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Freakscene said:
Amazing. The tonality here is gorgeous. I saw this in a lot of photos from Czech art photographers in the 1990s. I assume that Foma 100 in Fomadon R09 would look similar or identical, at least given equivalently outstanding handling.
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If I remember correctly, Fomadon R09 was almost identical with Rodinal. Now, they, Fotoimpex, don´t sell it any more.
What do you mean by "handling"?
After a bottle of Xtol died a premature sudden death, ruining an important film for me, I switched to Rodinal and never regretted. It is the only b/w developer I use nowadays. I like the ease of use, the looooong shelf life and, most of all, the results. Even on 35mm Tri-X the grain is very moderate, and the tonality pleasing.
 
Harry the K said:
If I remember correctly, Fomadon R09 was almost identical with Rodinal. Now, they, Fotoimpex, don´t sell it any more.
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It is essentially the same as Rodinal. p-Aminophenol developer with hydroxide as the alkali.
Harry the K said:
What do you mean by "handling"?
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Control of materials, exposure, development, scanning or printing. This is quite masterful, and speaks of familiarity with both materials and process. It’s not that common with film anymore.
Harry the K said:
After a bottle of Xtol died a premature sudden death, ruining an important film for me, I switched to Rodinal and never regretted. It is the only b/w developer I use nowadays. I like the ease of use, the looooong shelf life and, most of all, the results. Even on 35mm Tri-X the grain is very moderate, and the tonality pleasing.
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It certainly can be. In general, especially with 35mm film, the dark midtones bother me, the grain less so. But anyway, it’s excellent to simplify to that degree. I wish I had, but I didn’t, and my negatives from those periods of my life when I used film a lot are annoyingly stratified into phases which often look quite different to other phases.
 
Freakscene said:
It is essentially the same as Rodinal. p-Aminophenol developer with hydroxide as the alkali.

Control of materials, exposure, development, scanning or printing. This is quite masterful, and speaks of familiarity with both materials and process. It’s not that common with film anymore.

It certainly can be. In general, especially with 35mm film, the dark midtones bother me, the grain less so. But anyway, it’s excellent to simplify to that degree. I wish I had, but I didn’t, and my negatives from those periods of my life when I used film a lot are annoyingly stratified into phases which often look quite different to other phases.
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There are two types of persons: Optimizers and simplifiers.
 
Natl Cathedral - Chapel of the Resurrection - RZ67 - 110mm f2pt8 - NPH400 at 250 small.jpg

Apse Mosaic in the Chapel of the Resurrection, inside the crypt of the National Cathedral
Washington, DC, USA
February 2025

Mamiya RZ67
110mm f/2.8
Fuji NPH400 (exposed at ISO 250)

This is the small version at 2400x3000 pixels; original is 8616x10771 and is a composite of the four quadrants of the image taken on a Nikon D800 with a 1:1 macro lens.
 
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The old Methodist Church, Armidale, NSW, OZ.
Panasonic S1r, leica 28mm pc lens
 
3 x 12 x Praise the Lord (translated title of German "Gotteslob" songbook)
Noon, Cathedral in Soest / Germany.
Kodak Ektachrome 100D, skylight filter KR 1.5.
1937 Zeiss Jena Sonnar 50 mm f/2 (uncoated), wide open, Contax IIa.

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