<p>Thanks, Charles, for looking all this up. It is news to me that AP 400 and Tri-X are NOT the same film. I simply accepted on the internet scuttlebutt that they were identical. I see the point of testing and working things through, but at this point with just 20 rolls of AP 400 left and considering the fact that Freestyle has discontinued it, I will simply avoid using R09 with this film. I bought a brick of Tri-X on my last trip to the States and will start working with it, leaving the AP for other proven developers.</p>
<p>Chris, I'd love to get that my hands on that Agfa Rodinal. I really wish these companies stayed in business rather than dropping by the wayside because of a temporary dip in the market (lol).</p>
<p>Mike, that would be so cool--make your own! I have a feeling--just a complete guess--that acquisition of chemicals is restricted here. I should check it out.</p>
<p>Hi Jeff. Why Rodinal? I think I should explain. Actually my "standard" developer is D-76 and that is owing to the nice tonality with Tri-X and AP. D-76 is cheap and because it is a powder I can bring it back here from the States. However, I am trying to develop a "palette" by matching films and developers in order to get certain looks. (I hope that this doesn't sound too pretentious.) At times, with certain scenes I want to have grain. At other times I want heavy contrast, etc. etc.</p>
<p>Jeff, I am interested in other looking at other films; thanks for your recommendation. I googled APX 100 and this is what I found: "Jeg har ikke sett denne filmen til salgs noe sted i Norge, men den lar seg jo enkelt bestille fra Tyskland." To translate--"can't find this film for sale in Norway, but it is easy to order from Germany." Sure, but it is very costly to import anything here. What I did find was Adox Silvermax 100 at around $9 a roll. That's double what I pay for Tri-X or T-Max in the States, but perhaps it is worth it. Any good?</p>