RE: HIE in Tetenal EMOFIN

["George L Smyth" <GLSmyth@xxxxxxx>]

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> From: owner-infrared@xxxxx [mailto:owner-infrared@xxxxx]On Behalf Of
> pete
> Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2000 11:02 AM
> To: infrared@xxxxx
> Subject: Re: HIE in Tetenal EMOFIN
>
> It's not acutance that makes the "grains" look larger, it's the
> clumping of them together. Results from Rodinal will vary greatly
> depending on several factors, especially the dilution and the
> frequency of agitation.

Clumping is part of it, but also what's being done to those grain clumps is
certainly another aspect.  As Rodinal leaves things alone, you results will
be higher acutance and more noticeable grain.

> I don't know much about Xtol, but D76 doesn't contain anything that
> will dissolve grains other that sodium sulfite. There is a relatively
> low amount used and it is used as a preservative. It isn't
> responsible for making the grain less noticeable. The only "solvent"
> or fine grain developer available that I am aware of is Microdol-X.
> Perhaps Ilford has a similar product.

I believe that the sodium sulfite within D76 does indeed act as a silver
halide solvent.  I have used high accutance versions of D76 where the amount
of sodium sulfite is considerably reduced.  Works nicely.

george

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