TMAX 100 (EI100) in Rodinal

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Could someone please give me a solid starting development time for TMAX 100 exposed at EI 100 developed in Rodinal? (68 degrees...120 film...small tank...oh and agitation advice!)

-- Ray Davis (mrdavis@fone.net), August 08, 1998

Answers

TMX in Rodinal

I wouldn't expose TMX @ EI100 if I was going to process in Rodinal. If the film is already exposed, try Xtol 1+1. If you haven't exposed it yet, I'd start with the suggested exposure/processing data in the Agfa Rodinal datasheet (look at http://www.agfaphoto.com/library/datasheet/chemicals/rodinal.html). I found EI64, Rodinal 1+50, 12 min was pretty darn close, but I prefer dilute Xtol for T-Max.

Dana K6JQ Dana@Source.Net

-- Dana H. Myers K6JQ (Dana@Source.Net), August 09, 1998.


Every one in this forum you all want to process in Xtol/Rodinal, why you don't try TMAX chemical for Tmax/Tri-X-pan. Is Tmax costly then any other chemicals? What I do - for 1 roll( Tmax 58ml + 242ml water = 300ml)at 26 degree C. Agitation every 30 seconds. Time 4 minutes 30 seconds.Before processing I wash the film with fresh water at 26 degree C.

-- Mohammad Irfanul Islam (darkroom@drik.net), September 06, 1998.

Reply to TMX in Rodinal

I think you should not use rodinal for developing TMAX films , Because the great advantage of this kind of film is a very fine grain, and rodinal makes large grain. I've already tryed TMX in rodinal, an I obtained a very irregular grain. Use better TMAX or XTOL developers for T-grains films. If you want to obtain a bit more grain, better use classical technology film as PLUS-X or TRI-X... More, I find the grain of T-max films fuzzy, and I prefer the sharper grain of classical technology film.

(Sorry for my bad english)

-- cedric Lorret (lorret@france-mail.com), September 09, 1998.


Rodinal 1:100, 68 degrees, 18 minutes, EI 100 agitate GENTLY 2 inversions every minute. Nice mackie lines, good tonal range, grain is fine IMHO for up to 8x10.

-- Mike Leitheiser (flyh2o@worldnet.att.net), December 12, 1998.

Best results with TMX and Rodinal:

ISO 50 / Delution 1:50 / 8 Min 30 sec. / 200 Celsius

Fine grain, no problem (35 mm and 6 x 6 cm)

-- Hansjuerg Walder (h.walder@h-walder.ch), July 19, 1999.



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