Kodak T400CN & Rodinal 1:50

[Matteo Prezioso]

Hi everyone,

I have just finished shooting a 120mm roll of Kodak T400CN (expired 2011, but we'll leave this to that,) and look forward to home develop it with Agfa Rodinal. I still haven't finished my 1:50 batch, hence wondering if anyone has tried those two, that is (once again) Afga Rodinal (1:50) with Kodak T400CN. Basically, I am interested in knowing what the (suggested) developing time is.

Any idea? Thanks in advance,

Matteo Prezioso

[Dennis Boone]

> I have just finished shooting a 120mm roll of Kodak T400CN (expired
> 2011, but we'll leave this to that,) and look forward to home
> develop it with Agfa Rodinal. I still haven't finished my 1:50 batch,
> hence wondering if anyone has tried those two, that is (once again)
> Afga Rodinal (1:50) with Kodak T400CN. Basically, I am interested
> in knowing what the (suggested) developing time is.

Um, TC400CN is a C-41 process film, isn't it?

De

[Matteo Prezioso]

Yes, I'm aware of that. And you can process with B&W chemicals any C-41 film you want, color and b&w. Hence my question.

[Ken Hart]

Yes, you can develope color neg films in B&W chemicals, but the results
will be lacking.

The standard C41 developer time is 3:15 at 100F degrees. Since you will
most likely be using a lower temperature, you will have to increase
time. And since your film is four years out of date, you will probably
need some more contrast.
I'm not familiar with Agfa Rodinal, but I would just go with an average
time and increase it about 10-20%.

--
Ken Hart
kwh...@frontier.com

[Thor Lancelot Simon]

In article <09b9415d-51e5-4dc6...@googlegroups.com>,

Yes, but what you're trying to do is utterly stupid. Because the kind-
hearted don't _generally_ suggest that other people do utterly stupid
things, you are unlikely to get a "(suggested) developing time" from
someone who isn't just trying to fuck with you.

If you want images from that film, process it as C-41.

--
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it's easy to take for granted the many products brought to us with explosives."
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[Abandoned Trolley]

On 28/06/2015 23:23, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:
> In article <09b9415d-51e5-4dc6...@googlegroups.com>,
> Matteo Prezioso <prezi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 11:45:27 AM UTC-5, Dennis Boone wrote:
>>>> I have just finished shooting a 120mm roll of Kodak T400CN (expired
>>> > 2011, but we'll leave this to that,) and look forward to home
>>> > develop it with Agfa Rodinal. I still haven't finished my 1:50 batch,
>>> > hence wondering if anyone has tried those two, that is (once again)
>>> > Afga Rodinal (1:50) with Kodak T400CN. Basically, I am interested
>>> > in knowing what the (suggested) developing time is.
>>>
>>> Um, TC400CN is a C-41 process film, isn't it?
>>>
>>> De
>>
>> Yes, I'm aware of that. And you can process with B&W chemicals any C-41
>> film you want, color and b&w. Hence my question.
>
> Yes, but what you're trying to do is utterly stupid. Because the kind-
> hearted don't _generally_ suggest that other people do utterly stupid
> things, you are unlikely to get a "(suggested) developing time" from
> someone who isn't just trying to fuck with you.
>
> If you want images from that film, process it as C-41.
>

I know this thread is a bit old, and you have probably sorted out the
film by now, but I would be interested to know the results.

The reason for me asking is that I was looking today at the "devchart"
at www.digitaltruth.com, and noticed that it lists developing times in
D76 (among others) for Ilford XP2 and Kodak BW400CN - which I thought
were both chromogenic films only suitable for C41 process.

Have I missed something ?

(I have about a dozen out of date T400CN in the bottom of my fridge as well)

[zuza...@gmail.com]

I think you'll get amusing, possibly useful results with any B&W developer, perhaps using time/temp per some random time/temp (e.g. per Tri X). Don't let the bastards get you down. Have fun.