Re: Ilford Ilfotec HC and HIE

[Clive Warren <Clive.Warren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 4:37 am -0700 11/9/00, George L Smyth wrote:


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>Keep in mind that Rodinal will give you markedly different results than D76 (I
>have no experience with Ilfotec HC).  As Rodinal does not do anything with the
>grain clusters, you will get exceptionally grainy negatives.  Of course, this
>may be what you are looking for, in which case you won't find a better
>developer for this.
>
>I would recommend that you investigate Xtol.  I used to use D76 and 
>switched to
>Xtol for the development of my medium/fast speed film.  I am quite satisfied
>with it and have experienced no problems.
>
>Cheers -
>
>george


You have probably done this before, but how about a quick overview of 
Xtol vs D76 for HIE.  Am assuming that you use Rodinal for Konica 750 
IR.

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All the best,

              Clive   http://www.cocam.co.uk
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