> Date: Fri, 05 Jan 1996 09:24:47 -0500
> From: Jmbirong@aol.com
> To: photoforum@osfmail.isc.rit.edu
> Subject: Re: Rodinol secret?
> 
> While you people are on the subject:
> 
> Rodinal is a great developer for the Konica Infrared film. I've found  
> rating the film at 100ASA (don't forget to bracket widely!) and developing 
> in Rodinal 1:50  at 68 degrees for 18 minutes yields fantastic shadow  
> detail and really exploits the infrared effect.
> 
> JMB

FROM: GLSmyth@ari.net (George L Smyth)
SUBJECT: Re: Konica Infrared Dev't in Rodinal?
DATE: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 05:47:31 GMT
ORGANIZATION: ARInternet, Corp.

peter@ares.ubc.ca (Peter Cheung) wrote:

>Anyone done this combination? I mainly use Rodinal and TMAX developers
>and don't really want to buy another developer if I don't have to.

>Anyone have the times for Rodinal for developing the Konica IR film? 
>Help appreciated.

I shoot Konica quite frequently, and for MY purposes I rate it 
EI10 (though this changes with the time of year) and develop it 
with Rodinal 1+100 70F 5 minutes.  If you'd like to see the results 
you can look at http://www2.ari.net/glsmyth to see if that's the 
sort of thing you're looking for.  I also have a chart of 
film/developer combinations available for reference.

george

Date sent:        Fri, 28 Jun 1996 07:10:21 -0400
From:             George L Smyth 
To:               Willem-Jan Markerink 
Subject:          Re: Konica Infrared Dev't in Rodinal?

Willem-Jan Markerink wrote:
 
> In article <4qsso4$llb@ari.ari.net>, GLSmyth@ari.net (George L 
> Smyth) wrote:

> > I shoot Konica quite frequently, and for MY purposes I rate it 
> > EI10 (though this changes with the time of year) and develop it 
> > with Rodinal 1+100 70F 5 minutes.  If you'd like to see the 
> > results you can look at http://www2.ari.net/glsmyth to see if 
> > that's the sort of thing you're looking for.  I also have a 
> > chart of film/developer combinations available for reference.
> >
> > george
> >
> 
> What filter do you use btw?
> 

I normally use a #25 filter, though recently I've been having good 
results with the Hoya R72.  The images on the Web page used the #25.

> Curious, though: did anyone ever tried Kodak HIE in Rodinal?
> Any good?
> 

Any time you read about infrared film, without specific mention it 
would be assumed that a #25 filter was used.  
Yes, I have developed HIE with Rodinal.  Actually, I am currently 
working on a series where I developed HIE at differing EIs and 
development times so that I could make a reasonable comparision.  
Within this series I developed primarily with D76, but did several 
strips with Rodinal.  Rodinal will give you VERY large grain - this 
is probably the combination that will give you the highest grain
possible (although 'possibly' TMZ and Rodinal might compete).  
I'm not sure what the author means by "exploits the infrared effect," 
as this is a function of the film, not the developer.  Anyway, if you 
want LARGE grain then Rodinal would be your choice in this instance.

george

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