Re: Agfa SFX200

[Bertha Adamson <badamson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Barry Brevik wrote:
> 
> I just shot some SFX200 in 120 and am ready to develop it.  Previously, the
> only IR film I have used is Konica 750.
> 
> I've noticed that many people seem to think that Rodinal enhances grain, but
> I've been using it at 1:100 dilution with Konica 750 (13 min @ 68 deg) and
> with APX25 (17 min @ 68) specifically to achieve small grain.  I do not
> understand B&W chemistry very well (Rodinal at 1:100 was recommended to me),
> but I do achieve negs with microscopic grain doing this.
> 
> ANYWAY, I'd like to try developing the SFX200 in Rodinal at a 1:100
> dilution.  I found a FAQ that suggested 5 min @ 68 deg for a 1:25.  Has
> anyone successfully tried SFX200/Rodinal at 1:100 or even 1:50?  What do you
> use for a development time?
> 

You got a great response regarding Rodinal and grain.  This is just a
"bookkeeping" correction.  The film is ILFORD SFX200, for people who are
unfamiliar with it.  It is an "extended red" film, not precisely IR.  I do
like it for certain subjects, but not for "real" IR effects.

Agfa does not now have an IR film, at least none that I have heard of
mass-marketed in the US.

Bertha

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