Tips for Legacy Pro 400?

<p>Being a little short on funds (actually, a lot), I bought some (35mm) Legacy Pro 400; short-dated to expire April of 2011. I'm not at all familiar with this stuff. I know that it's Fuji Neopan 400. What do you recommend for developer? Has anyone done any densitometer readings off of a test strip to determine its true film speed? Any info would be greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>I have had good luck with it in HC-110 dilution H 10 and a half seconds at 20C and Rodinal full stand for an Hour at box speed.</p>

<p>Thanks Larry :)</p>

<p>Here is an example in HC-110.<br>

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<p>HC-110 is the stuff! You have any examples of the stand development with Rodinal?</p>

 

<p>HC-110 can be great, but don't over-agitate - even at 1:63, HC-100 would turn Neopan into dense nightmare film in a Jobo processor. Great when hand processing with 1 agitation session a minute, tho. It's a 400 speed in HC-110, XTol, and DD-X.</p>

<p>Ummmmmmmmmm Jobo messes up most films when people are used to hand development in small tanks.<br>

Robert I reread all the above post where did Jobo inter this?<br>

Jobo development is totally different.</p>

<p>I love Legacy Pro/Neopan! It's very versatile. I develop it in both HC-110 and Pyrocat rated at various speeds. I'm not the greatest photog and I've only been doing this for a short time, but you can see a small collection here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8056673@N03/tags/neopan/. I try to list my times and dilutions if it helps. For pushing I like HC-110, but for almost everything else I prefer the sharpness and local contrast of Pyrocat, despite the slight increase in apparent grain. Using Pyrocat as a 2 bath is amazing for roll film, you can shoot practically any scene regardless of contrast and have it come out perfect for scanning.</p>

<p>Brilliant examples with the Pyrocat 2-bath, Bryan! Robert, I'm a bit heavy-handed on the agitation, so I'll take it easy :) </p>