V interesting. I remember seeing a photo essay from possibly Don MCullin years ago that was pushed tri x and I think it was developed in rodinal for that distinctive look. Images emerged from a blizzard of grain and it suited the subject really well in that instance.
Austen thank you for giving me encouragement .... I do not have a dark room or wet room , so I send things out and the costs are insane. I have to start imaging at least scanning somehow in my tiny home. Cheers and again thank you ; Chris
Quite beautiful photography, very classic combination. I recently tried a few rolls of Tri-X after nearly thirty years, and I was not excited by the results. I find the HP5 more subtle. I also tried the HP5 last week in Perceptol stock ( I used to use X-Tol 1+1 for HP5), no dilution and iso200. Absolutely beautiful tonality and fine grain for a fast film. Worth a try.
@@AustenGoldsmithPhotography hi I don’t shoot much 35mm these days but when I do I tend to use a stainless steel reel and tank and use a 1:100 ratio. Constant agitation for the first 45 seconds then agitate for 10 seconds at the halfway stage - about 30 minutes. Not a quick process but it does mean you can vary the iso rating on a single roll of film and still get very good negs for scanning or printing.
V interesting. I remember seeing a photo essay from possibly Don MCullin years ago that was pushed tri x and I think it was developed in rodinal for that distinctive look. Images emerged from a blizzard of grain and it suited the subject really well in that instance.
Austen thank you for giving me encouragement .... I do not have a dark room or wet room , so I send things out and the costs are insane. I have to start imaging at least scanning somehow in my tiny home. Cheers and again thank you ; Chris
Quite beautiful photography, very classic combination. I recently tried a few rolls of Tri-X after nearly thirty years, and I was not excited by the results. I find the HP5 more subtle. I also tried the HP5 last week in Perceptol stock ( I used to use X-Tol 1+1 for HP5), no dilution and iso200. Absolutely beautiful tonality and fine grain for a fast film. Worth a try.
Very interesting, thank you very much! How do you agitate in Rodinal? Kind regards, from Sweden
I've just been 30 secs first min then 3 agitations on the minute thereafter
Thanks! 😊@@AustenGoldsmithPhotography
Lovely images….. I would take HP5 or Delta over Tri-x anytime. I use Rodinal for stand development and for that it is really good.
Do you use stand with 35 mm ? I tried it a couple of years ago and discovered the true meaning of bromide drag !
@@AustenGoldsmithPhotography hi I don’t shoot much 35mm these days but when I do I tend to use a stainless steel reel and tank and use a 1:100 ratio. Constant agitation for the first 45 seconds then agitate for 10 seconds at the halfway stage - about 30 minutes. Not a quick process but it does mean you can vary the iso rating on a single roll of film and still get very good negs for scanning or printing.
Cheers
Hp5 is a winner , after so many rolls I felt I should at least try something else