Please, help. How can I recieve the fine grain negatives on the FUJY NEOPAN SS 100 35-mm in RODINAL developer for portrait printing?

-- Gennady Jiltsow (ams@goldmail.net.il), January 13, 1999

Answers

Hi. If you want fine grain, Rodinal is defenetly not the best developer for the job. Many people (including me) are still using this 100+ yers old formulation because it produces crisp grainy negatives with a great tonal range. You can try Neopan 100-SS in ID-11 1:1 rated at 100 ASA for 10 min as a starting point. Generally 100-ss is fine grained emulsion, so printing at 10-12x magnification withoud noticable grain shuldn't be a problem. Good luck. Evgeni.

-- Evgeni Poptoshev (evgeni.poptoshev@surfchem.kth.se), January 15, 1999.

Sorry, but Fuji Neopan SS is not a modern and finegrained film. Try films from Kodak and Ilford instead. But Neopan 400 is a good 400ASA film.

-- Jan Kwarnmark (jankw@tripnet.se), February 03, 1999.