Re: B&W film developing questions

On 1/5/2008 10:00 AM G.T. spake thus:

> Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:
> 
>> I would call both Accufine and Rodinal poor choices of developer for
>> general use (though each has its own set of special purposes for which
>> it works well).  You might want to try D-76 or ID-11, or one of the
>> newer developers like Xtol or DD-X.
> 
> My instructor suggested D-76 or Xtol, but he mentioned that I'd get good

> grain from the Rodinal so I wanted to give it a shot.

If by "good grain" you mean "grain that you can't help but notice in the 
print", then that's correct. As others have pointed out, it's completely 
a personal preference, but you're not likely to get smooth-looking 
results with Rodinal.

I'd try D-76, diluted 1+1. Or even the good old Microdol-X for finer 
grain (albeit a bit "mu****er"). Best to experiment, try every 
combination (within reason) until you find what you like.