The results from Tri-X in Rodinal was so nice I wanted to try T-Max 100. T-Max is my standard 4x5 film but I've never really gotten the hang of it in 35mm. I exposed it at ISO 50 and developed it in Rodinal 1:50 for 10 minutes at 20 degrees C. The negatives came out really nice, though just a tad overexposed. Similar to my Tri-X test, it seems that I needed to shoot it 2/3 of a stop under box speed, or 64. Further shooting will be at that speed instead, with probably a slight pull of the development time.
The detail in the negatives is fantastic. An 11x14 print from the 35mm frame should come out great, despite being about a 10x enlargement. I will have to test that when I get moved and set up my darkroom. Speaking of which, this will be my last roll of film likely before I move, as I need to start packing up some of my equipment!
Anyway, here are the photos. I used a variety of lenses - 21/4, 35/1.8, 50/1.4, 85/2, and 135/3.5:
Nice work. The third and fifth images are my favorites for what that's worth. Some small camera and digital photographers are put off by the over-all greyness of large negatives, if they don't get to experience the wealth of detailed contrast areas in them.
ReplyDeleteI do Rodinal stand development of 4x5 and 8x10 negs in tray, one at a time. HC-110 seems to be favored by some large neg and stand developers, so I am going to try that. But Rodinal has never failed me, once I learned the hard lesson of washing negs completely!
Thanks! I have only used Rodinal on x-ray 8x10 negatives in large-format. I am going to have to try it on my 4x5 T-Max 100 shots sometime now!
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