rob_x2004 Posted October 20, 2007 Share #1 Posted October 20, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Given a couple of rolls of Trix. Whats that...hundred and sixty feet? Will develop in either Rodinal or D76. Comments on these developers with the film? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 20, 2007 Posted October 20, 2007 Hi rob_x2004, Take a look here Trix in...?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
christer Posted October 20, 2007 Share #2 Posted October 20, 2007 wasn't ralph gibson a tri-x in rodinal man? i like his style in every way, including film/developer combination. chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted October 20, 2007 Share #3 Posted October 20, 2007 I'd go for D76. I've always used Xtol - diluted 1:3 - for Tri-X, and liked the results immensely. I'd imagine D76 is nearer the look I was getting than Rodinal. Why not try both? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lotw Posted October 20, 2007 Share #4 Posted October 20, 2007 With Rodinal you will go for something special, arty. It is sharp and/but with coarse grain. You could make Anton Corbijn shots with this combi. D76 is your everyday Tri-X or whatever B&W photography Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartok Posted October 20, 2007 Share #5 Posted October 20, 2007 Some good advice here. I've just recently tried Tri X in XTOL and like the results a lot. Normally I've used Aculux, which is fairly similar in end result - a good balance between sharpness, grain and tonality. To be frank, it's such a versatile film it's worth trying as many as you can to establish one or two you prefer. My other favourite is the Rodinal option, which Ralph Gibson does indeed use. It's worth noting though, that he generally overexposes and overdevelops to achieve that look - if you want to give it a try use 1+25 dilution - it tends to break up too much at 1+50 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted October 20, 2007 Share #6 Posted October 20, 2007 Rodinal will give very sharp grainy results. and If you want a less grainy 'photojournalistic' look X-Tol would be a better choice or even plain ol' D76 Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejd Posted October 20, 2007 Share #7 Posted October 20, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) This is Tri-X exposed at EI 250 developed in Rodinal 1+50 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/36161-trix-in/?do=findComment&comment=381218'>More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted October 20, 2007 Author Share #8 Posted October 20, 2007 Thanks for the feedback. The Rodinal cranky look is pretty interesting. Scanning, I shouldnt need to overexpose overdevelop either. Think I will still pick up some more D76 though. That "oily cloud" is a neat trick too:) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted October 20, 2007 Share #9 Posted October 20, 2007 Thanks for the feedback. The Rodinal cranky look is pretty interesting. Scanning, I shouldnt need to overexpose overdevelop either. Think I will still pick up some more D76 though. That "oily cloud" is a neat trick too:) You figured out what is is then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicar888 Posted October 20, 2007 Share #10 Posted October 20, 2007 I truly dislike graininess, so I avoid grainy developers like Rodinal. Instead, I soup Tri-X in Microdol-X and get gorgeous results essentially free of grain. I soup it 1:3 for 18 minutes at 75 degrees. This is at its standard speed of 400. I also up the EI to 620 and soup it 1:3 for 22 minutes and get comparable results. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest malland Posted October 21, 2007 Share #11 Posted October 21, 2007 You "soup" it, do you? The advantage I suppose is that you can then have it for your first course at dinner? Here is Tri-X at ISO 200 with Rodinal at 1:50 (75% crop), ahot with a DR Summicron at f/2.0: ...and, because I cannot resist it here are two GX100 shots, the first at ISO 400 and the other at ISO 100:: —Mitch/Paris Flickr: Photos from Mitch Alland Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted October 21, 2007 Author Share #12 Posted October 21, 2007 Still waters run deep Mark. On reflection so does Mitch's first image. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephaneb Posted October 26, 2007 Share #13 Posted October 26, 2007 Don't forget HC-110. 6 minutes at 20°C. Magical Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent10D Posted October 26, 2007 Share #14 Posted October 26, 2007 Don't forget HC-110. 6 minutes at 20°C. Magical That's dilution B? I've been experimenting with dilution H (12 minutes at 20°C for Tri-X), and am liking what I'm seeing. I'm finding that the amount of agitation makes a huge difference to the contrast of the negs, so that needs to be fine-tuned. Really interesting stuff. The look is similar to D-76 1:1, yet recognizably different, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
likea Posted October 26, 2007 Share #15 Posted October 26, 2007 Geez, Mitch. Those shots and processing are awesome!! I'm ready to walk the walk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest malland Posted October 27, 2007 Share #16 Posted October 27, 2007 Geez, Mitch. Those shots and processing are awesome!! I'm ready to walk the walk.Thanks, Peter. You mean that you're ready to drink the digitalis rather than the Tri-X soup? --Mitch/Paris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgray Posted October 27, 2007 Share #17 Posted October 27, 2007 I don't know Mitch. While I love your photos and really appreciate what you're doing with the small Ricohs, its usually really obvious that they are digital. Not that it's a bad thing. Maybe I shouldn't say it's obvious it's digital, but it's obvious that they are really high contrast with blown highlights, and not quite as extreme as your film shots, making the two grouping easily differentiated. I can only suppose since your film shots rarely have this look that it is being forced upon you (and embraced by you) by the Ricohs. Specifically, in the second photo, the undersides of the two lamps are completely nuked (probably unavoidable even with film, but would most likely be a bit better). Even more so, the small wall lamp next to the photo seems to have a strange gradation on my monitor. The third photo seems to have lost tonality in the wall of the building outside the window. Your digital photos also often have really crushed blacks. I'm not sure if this is a conscious choice you are making or if it is forced upon you by the camera. Again, it is a perfectly acceptable look, though not one I usually go for. And no, I'm not one of those super grain free photographers. In fact, my favorite films are Tri-X and TMZ. Again, this is stuff isn't a big deal or necessarily bad depending on the look you're going for, but while I can achieve this easily and selectively with film (especially when scanned), it seems like it is a lot harder to avoid with digital. I'm also a big proponent of embracing the limitations of the technology we are using to make 'art,' and you seem to do that in spades. Small sensor camera is noisy? Embrace the noise and celebrate it. I just wish more of the smaller cameras didn't use such heavy handed noise reduction. My $.02 ($.01 canadian) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mym6is12 Posted October 28, 2007 Share #18 Posted October 28, 2007 Here's one I did last night. Tri-x at 200 in Rodinal 1+75 semi-stand ( agitate at 1,2,3,5,10,15 - out at 23mins ). The negative is lowish contrast, with lots of dynamic range - ready for high contrast, gritty grainy printing. Wreck of the Plassy which ran aground within sight of the lighthouse on Inisheer, Aran Islands. Zeiss 21mm + orange. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/36161-trix-in/?do=findComment&comment=387279'>More sharing options...
Guest malland Posted October 28, 2007 Share #19 Posted October 28, 2007 I don't know Mitch. While I love your photos and really appreciate what you're doing with the small Ricohs, its usually really obvious that they are digital. Not that it's a bad thing. Maybe I shouldn't say it's obvious it's digital, but it's obvious that they are really high contrast with blown highlights, and not quite as extreme as your film shots, making the two grouping easily differentiated. I can only suppose since your film shots rarely have this look that it is being forced upon you (and embraced by you) by the Ricohs...Tim, thanks for the kind words. I generally like to have relatively high contrast and compressed blacks and don't worry that much aboout blown highlights, even with film, as in two pictures below that were shot with Tri-X (the first one with the DR-Sumicron and the second one with the 21mm ASPH): —Mitch/Paris Flickr: Photos from Mitch Alland Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwc852 Posted October 28, 2007 Share #20 Posted October 28, 2007 ... after having used D76 a lot with Tri-X (and being convinced this is great), I now would like to try Rodinal again. Any time recommendations (1+50, 19°C) for this combination? Thanks in advance, Christian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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