I second Xtol. Have tried it in Rodinal, XTOL and Pyro, and like XTOL best. Then again, I think everything looks best in XTOL.
Collin - TMAX is a fairly "pushy" developer. It will pull more shadow detail then some other developers, but you might not like it's other characteristics. It's sort of like TMZ - sure, it's fast, but not exactly pretty as compared to Tri-X, or in this case, XTOL. Rodinal is ok too, but I always got compressed midtones. Never figured out the magic combo for Rodinal.... If you're worried about shadow detail, you should be worrying about exposure, not developer. tv > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > I tried it in D76 and didnt like it much. It looks great in Xtol. > > Regards, > Paul > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "collinb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 8:42 AM > Subject: Acros processing > > > > The other day I talk with Abdi @ midwest photo > > about b&w processing. Picked up some Rodinol > > to improve my Acros developing. > > The other day he did a test of developers. (He and > > his local b&w printing guru.) > > What he has done to get good neg dark area detail was > > to check 35mm negs with a densitometer. He's really > > fussy about zones 1-4 because he shoots a lot of > > people of dark skin. This compensation allows him to > > shoot his own style without having to compensate > > WRT camera settings. > > His best results with Acros -- use T-Max developer. > > I'll get the specifics later. But apparently T-Max is > > the best thing around for shadow detail with Acorss. > > (He's probably used everything but Pyro!) > > > > Anyone else tried this? Results? > > > > Collin > > * > > "Never give up, never surrender!" > > --- Yes, you should watch Galaxy Quest. > > >
