mustafa h. digdigi Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Hi Everybody, I want to buy FORMULARY PARAMINOPHENOL (RODINAL) from Photographers' Formulary. My question is that this Rodinal is same "Agfa Rodinal". I'll develop my Kodak 400TX films that taken at 1600 or 3200 ASA with this Photographers' Formulary's Rodinal. Anybody has any experience with this Rodinal (not Agfa Rodinal) at push-processing with 400TX? Thanks for your helps. Mustafa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_mided Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Formulary Paraminophenol (Rodinal) is based on the original formula for Rodinal. Users report that it behaves almost identically to the commercial Rodinal product. Starting point development times are the same as for Agfa Rodinal. <p> --Jon Mided <p>Digitaltruth Photo<br> <a href="http://www.digitaltruth.com">www.digitaltruth.com</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klix Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 If we assume that it does behave exactly like Agfa Rodinal, then 400TX @ 1600 or 3200 in this developer will give you a healthy dose of grain. KL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay_de_fehr Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 "If we assume that it does behave exactly like Agfa Rodinal, then 400TX @ 1600 or 3200 in this developer will give you a healthy dose of grain." And without all that annoying shadow detail! Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrydressler Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 It was never a fine grain Dev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay_de_fehr Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 "It was never a fine grain Dev." Or a speed enhancing one. Unless featureless black shadows and salt and pepper grain are the desired result, Rodinal is probably the wrong developer for the job. Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_appleyard Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 I use Rodinal quite a bit and I've always had good shadow detail. If I want finer grain I switch to a larger format, slower film or use a finer grain grain dev. Rodinal isn't everything, but neither is developer "X". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay_de_fehr Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Jim, you get good shadow detail with TX @ EI 1600-3200 developed in Rodinal? Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick_gainer Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 The only way I can get TX to show shadows ad 1600 with ANY developer is to set my meter at 1600 and use the exposure it shows when I point it at Zone 3. That's the same as setting it at 400 and aiming at Zone 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_appleyard Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Sorry Jay, I should had read the question more carefully. Actually, I did read it carefully, it just didn't sink in. That's what happens when you only get 4-5 of sleep EVERY night. I missed the part about pushing Tri-X to 1600-3200 in Rodinal. I've never pushed film in Rodinal, so I can't say anything about shadow detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrydressler Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 If you want to use it at that iso use Diafine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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