madNbad wrote:
Switched to the six minute development Ilford recommends for HP-5+ in Rodinal. The negatives were much better but many needed a boost in contrast and very few without any manipulation.
Based on a suggestion (and some nice examples) I saw somewhere, I tried HP5+ in Rodinal 1:50 for 11.5 minutes with a 30-second initial agitation and 1 agitation per minute after that. I liked the results, although in 35mm I saw some evidence of bromide drag due to the minimal agitation. I'm going to try this approach on a roll of 120 once I finish shooting it and see how that goes. I may try it in BW&G as well but the stated development times for HP5+ are even longer (15.25 minutes). I usually develop HP5+ in DD-X but it's so expensive that I've been trying alternatives.