Digital BW, The Print

I shoot a couple of file/developer combinations.  I caught the RF and
Leica bug a year or so ago, and shoot all 135 format (thought I have
MF dreams).  I shoot with 21, 28, 35, 50 and 90 lenses, typically
with a yellow/green or yellow filter.  28/50 is my sweet spot shooting
combo on two M6TTL's.

FP4+ in Acutol 1:15. New combo for me, and so far lovely results.
Lower density and contrast negs. Slightly finer grain and better shadows
than Rodinal.  I do still like FP4+ in Rodinal 1:50, though - just has a
certain look.  I wonder why Acutol isn't more popular? Lovely developer.

HP5+ at EI 320 and 800 in HC-110 dilution (H) 1:63. Again, nice
contrast control and good grain with 1 inversion every 2 minutes.

Delta 100 in HC-110 (H). This is a new film for me. Acutol also
produced nice negatives with this film. I've read that most any developer
will produce similar negs with Delta 100, and so far, I'm likely to
agree.  The film base seems thinner than FP4+ and HP5+, and seems
to attract more dust.  But otherwise, it scans very nicely. 

I shot some TMX last year, and so far I prefer Delta 100. Much less
finicky and the scanned images seem to have a much more "traditional"
look to them (but with very fine grain).

I just bought 20 rolls of APX100, but it's sitting in my freezer. I'm
likely to soup it in Rodinal, the "classic combo" for this film as far as I
can tell.

I have a bottle of Clayton F76 that Clayton nicely shipped to me in
a sample box of their chems.  Once I get the Delta 100 "down", I'll
crack this open and give it  a try.  Googling about, it seems that folks
that have tried F76 really, really like it.

I scan my negs on a Nikon Coolscan V using both NikonScan and
Vue Scan, process in PictureWindow Pro (PWP), and print on a C86
with the EZ inks, and just lately a 2200 with the Epson UC inks and QTR.

Scott

Chris Aitken wrote:

> > I have been  shooting analog film apx100. developed in rodinal.
> > scanned into photoshop. with the print made using mis inks.
> > this is done with the paul roark workflow.I will be trying a
> > new combination of film and developer. the new film is
> > aristia.edu,ultra {foma 100}. The developer will be pmk
> > pyro.this is a staining developer.If anyone is left that
> > still captures on film would like to hear your film/developer
> > combos for this print workflow.
>
> I shoot HP5, and develop mainly in ID11/D76, and am about to try some
> IlfoSol tonight. I aim to print on a C86 using MIS neutral inks (and 
> ilford
> gallerie gloss smooth) as & when I have saved enough!
>
> Chris
>
>