Re: Introduction

[pete <peteray@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>Rodinal leaves the grain alone, which is why it allows all the acutance the
>film will provide.

I wonder if there is any developer that promotes grain clumping as 
much as Rodinal. I'm not sure what you mean by "leaves the grain 
alone." Acutance is a subject in and of itself and is probably more 
related to the dilution and agitation of the developer and the edge 
effect that is created.

> switching to Xtol or D76 will eat away at
>the grain clusters and offer a smoother look.

Microdol-x is the only "solvent" developer that is commercially 
available that i know about although perhaps photographer's formulary 
has a competing product. D76 does not have a smoother look because 
the grain is eaten away. There is no solvent in D76. Forget about the 
very small amount of sodium sulfite that is added as a preservative.

Rodinal is the best developer in the world if you want really, really 
grainy and chunky. Use it with the least amount of dilution and 
agitate the hell out of it. There will be little acutance.

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