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The urge to experiment is upon me again. Running low on HC-110, but with several bottles of Rodinal equivalent in the fridge, I decided it was time to figure out XP2 in Rodinal. I know I can get great results if I expose at ISO200 and develop in 1+100 Rodinal for one hour, but what about something quicker? Looking around I found a blog with examples of ISO200 in Rodinal 1+50 for 9 minutes (here) so I figured by halving the exposure for ISO400 I ought to increase the development by one third, ie 12 minutes. Well, I got a set of rather low contrast negatives, very suitable for scanning, but not so easy for wet prints. It needs more time, but that gets boring. I might try 1+25 for nine minutes next. Curiously, the film lost its characteristic purple base after being developed this way, which would make wet printing simpler.

 

Pentax SF1n, 50/1.4, X1 scans:

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Spanish Dancer 2 by chrism229, on Flickr

 

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Spanish Dancer 1 by chrism229, on Flickr

 

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Chair by chrism229, on Flickr

 

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The urge to experiment is upon me again. Running low on HC-110, but with several bottles of Rodinal equivalent in the fridge, I decided it was time to figure out XP2 in Rodinal. I know I can get great results if I expose at ISO200 and develop in 1+100 Rodinal for one hour, but what about something quicker? Looking around I found a blog with examples of ISO200 in Rodinal 1+50 for 9 minutes (here) so I figured by halving the exposure for ISO400 I ought to increase the development by one third, ie 12 minutes. Well, I got a set of rather low contrast negatives, very suitable for scanning, but not so easy for wet prints. It needs more time, but that gets boring. I might try 1+25 for nine minutes next. Curiously, the film lost its characteristic purple base after being developed this way, which would make wet printing simpler.

 

Pentax SF1n, 50/1.4, X1 scans:

34230859260_3636f0cf88_c.jpg

Spanish Dancer 2 by chrism229, on Flickr

 

34616943515_12db57bf71_c.jpg

Spanish Dancer 1 by chrism229, on Flickr

 

34455014492_a1e54db441_c.jpg

Chair by chrism229, on Flickr

 

C.

Try iso200 1+25 9 minutes and 18 minutes for iso400 worked well for me

 

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I see dogs, so this is ours. Rocco The (Red) Poodle (on Trix400 and M6 + 35/2 asph)

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Try iso200 1+25 9 minutes and 18 minutes for iso400 worked well for me

 

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I'll try the 18 minutes, but I was hoping for a shorter developing time. What I do notice in using Rodinal rather than HC-110 is that the grain is more pronounced, and I expect that would be even more obvious if I went to 1+25. I may just have to keep some HC-110 around for XP2, even if I convert to Rodinal for other things. I see my Canadian supplier (argentix.ca) has the Legacy Pro version of HC-110, and it's about the same cost as Rodinal, which is around 1/3 the price of Kodak HC-110 or Ilford Ilfotec-HC. Time to stock up!

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On vacation i 2016:

 

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Rollei Prego micron - Fuji Pro 160S

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Adox SilverMax 100 (EOS-1V HS w/ Otus 55mm)...

34437959032_69f9abaa32_b.jpgA004 by Eoin Christie, on Flickr

 

A005 by Eoin Christie, on Flickr

 

34213982690_4ab0f8ee42_b.jpgA006 by Eoin Christie, on Flickr

 

Eoin a little dark on my Eizo screen

Have you sunny time when you took these pictures ?

Nice grain on these portraits :)

Best

Henry

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Some pictures of Exeter Cathedral ....

 

here is the leica portra 400 .... 50mm summilux (i think) ..

 

Steve nice color in these pictures series

I see the litlle difference in color nuance between Fuji and Portra may be a little better with Fuji

Thanks for posting

Henry

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The leaves in Central Park are such a lush green color that I thought that shooting them with a green filter might be interesting... I liked the diagonal panels of trees, dense buildings and the Hudson River with the George Washington Bridge in the distant background.

I used a 2 stop medium grad filter

Hassy 503cw, 250mm superachromat, Ilford Delta 100

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Nice Adam a little clear for me on my Eizo Screen

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Steve nice color in these pictures series

I see the litlle difference in color nuance between Fuji and Portra may be a little better with Fuji

Thanks for posting

Henry

I think Fuji is a little more neutral by being a little less red and does not have the pastel quality either. The cooler look works better for some things, less for others. I used the Fuji in the MF cameras I was lugging along just to have a different picture. And that's what I got :-)

 

 

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Another from the top of Rockefeller Center, looking down at the maze of building facades, with the shapes and lines galore...

503cw, 250mm sonar superachromat, Delta 100, medium yellow filter

Adam this picture looks better for me

Thanks for posting

Henry

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