HP 5 + Rodinal = Grainy prints ?

I just developed ( first time in 17 years ) my two HP 5 films in Rodinal 1+
25 @ 68 F for 8 min just like the instruction says and then stopped and
fixed in Kodak chemicals.
The subjects where outdoors , some in the shadow , some indoors daylight but
none with flash
And the prints where done by my local foto shop ( so far very happy with
them ) on Fuji Frontier machine on color paper ( all they carry ) 4X6 size
and they are "very grainy"
Now my question is ... is it possible that I screwed up negs or the lab
screwed prints or they are going to be grainy ( 400 ASA ) or I should have
used different developer? to get less grain
Any answers are much appreciated Thanks Magic

Magic wrote:

I just developed ( first time in 17 years ) my two HP 5 films in Rodinal 1+
25 @ 68 F for 8 min just like the instruction says and then stopped and
fixed in Kodak chemicals.
The subjects where outdoors , some in the shadow , some indoors daylight but
none with flash
And the prints where done by my local foto shop ( so far very happy with
them ) on Fuji Frontier machine on color paper ( all they carry ) 4X6 size
and they are "very grainy"
Now my question is ... is it possible that I screwed up negs or the lab
screwed prints or they are going to be grainy ( 400 ASA ) or I should have
used different developer? to get less grain
Any answers are much appreciated Thanks Magic



Your header said it all : HP5+ Rodinal = grainy prints. It ain't what
Rodinal was meant for!

David

Magic:
Rodinal is well known for producing very sharp images,
but that sharpness comes at the cost of very high grain.
Try HC-110 instead. Not as sharp, longer tonal scale,
and much less grain.

Al Doyle

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"Magic" wrote in message
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I just developed ( first time in 17 years ) my two HP 5 films in Rodinal
1+
25 @ 68 F for 8 min just like the instruction says and then stopped and
fixed in Kodak chemicals.
The subjects where outdoors , some in the shadow , some indoors daylight
but
none with flash
And the prints where done by my local foto shop ( so far very happy with
them ) on Fuji Frontier machine on color paper ( all they carry ) 4X6 size
and they are "very grainy"
Now my question is ... is it possible that I screwed up negs or the lab
screwed prints or they are going to be grainy ( 400 ASA ) or I should have
used different developer? to get less grain
Any answers are much appreciated Thanks Magic

Magic wrote:

Now my question is ... is it possible that I screwed up negs or the lab
screwed prints or they are going to be grainy ( 400 ASA ) or I should have
used different developer? to get less grain

Rodinal and HP5 (or Tri-X) is *quite* grainy to my eye
(Rodinal is known to enhance sharpness ;-) ).

I would suggest trying D-76 (or Ilford's equivalent ID-11).

Dana

"Magic" wrote in message ...
I just developed ( first time in 17 years ) my two HP 5 films in Rodinal 1+
25 @ 68 F for 8 min just like the instruction says and then stopped and
fixed in Kodak chemicals.
The subjects where outdoors , some in the shadow , some indoors daylight but
none with flash
And the prints where done by my local foto shop ( so far very happy with
them ) on Fuji Frontier machine on color paper ( all they carry ) 4X6 size
and they are "very grainy"
Now my question is ... is it possible that I screwed up negs or the lab
screwed prints or they are going to be grainy ( 400 ASA ) or I should have
used different developer? to get less grain
Any answers are much appreciated Thanks Magic

WAY too much development! Try 1+50 for 8 minutes.

You used a grainy film and a very old-technology (vintage 1887) coarse-grain
developer...

HP5 was designed for modern developers such as Ilford ID-11 or Kodak D-76.

But it is still a somewhat grainy film.


"Magic" wrote in message
...
I just developed ( first time in 17 years ) my two HP 5 films in Rodinal
1+
25 @ 68 F for 8 min just like the instruction says and then stopped and
fixed in Kodak chemicals.
The subjects where outdoors , some in the shadow , some indoors daylight
but
none with flash
And the prints where done by my local foto shop ( so far very happy with
them ) on Fuji Frontier machine on color paper ( all they carry ) 4X6 size
and they are "very grainy"
Now my question is ... is it possible that I screwed up negs or the lab
screwed prints or they are going to be grainy ( 400 ASA ) or I should have
used different developer? to get less grain
Any answers are much appreciated Thanks Magic