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Originally Posted by DaveInElland
(Post 130716)
What do people think of semi-stand development in Rodinal as a possibility? That’s assuming it doesn’t crumble when I try to put it on the reel :D
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Stand or semi-stand in Rodinal, is definitely the way that I would do it. 6ml of Rodinal with the appropriate amount of water required, developing for an hour, is the amount of developer and length of time that I use, per film, when I still do it occasionally.
I (may of) wrote about a similar experience that I had a few years ago now, on this site.
Basically, a guy approached my current photo club with the same situation as yourself. As it turns out I was the only one in the club still doing darkroom work, so the film was offered to me, asking if I wanted to have a go with it
I developed it in Rodinal for an hour and there were images, but very faint ones, plus the orange cast.
In the end, I ended up printing them on grade 5, as best as I could. Then I had to scan and adjust them again in PS, to add more contrast. I then printed them out on my inkjet printer.
The guy was very happy and went on to contact the local paper, who run a story about them, although I never got a mention for all the work that I had done. Ho, hum. :(
But the end of the story is, that a family recognised the people in the pictures and so took receipt of my work. I never heard anything else after this...
So, give it a try and good luck! :)
Terry S