Hello everyone: KennyE here. I have not been active on the forum or any forum for that matter. I have not gotten over the lost of 85% of all of my photo equipment, lab, chemicals, documents, books, vintage cameras, and host of other thousands and thousands of items, that I lost in Texas to the hurri...

Jon everything in the Rodinal formula for mixing the chemicals is correct. It is the amount of the chemicals being used that are incorrect. p-Aminophenol Hydrochloride 20g; should be 7-10 grams for 500ml-1000ml solutions Potassium Metabisulfite 60g; should be 90-100 grams for 500ml-1000ml Sodium Hyd...

Yes, the formula on Digitaltruth is totally incorrect. Here is the correct formula for making a concentrated 500ml of Rodinal, AFGA's 1906 formula. Water 350ml Para-Amin 7.00 gms Sodium Sulfite A 90-100.00 gms Sodium Carbonate 4.00 gms Sodium Hydroixde 10.00 gms Use 1 liter boiled water, cooled to 1...

It is nice to hear about your vacation. I do hope it all went well Jim. OK, so 1:25 seems to be a better fit, great. 5X7 is a good size print for rodinal type developers, pushing it pass 8X10, will be asking for the grain to show up. I have been busy with family and building a 4X5 view, with all the...

Hello everyone, I was just cruising by when I saw the new post. I am glad you tried the formula. You will need more time with the soup, to get it to do what you want it to. So do not give up on it. As far as XR-1 is concerned, never used it. Unblinking Eye has some information on it. But I use Techn...

Yes, I agree with Fotohuis: Finol has little advantage over Pyrocat HD(C). I have ask those persons that stated that they have used Finol and have found it to be a great developer, have also told me that they had not used Pyrocat HD(C) prior to using Finol. So I question its overall performance. I a...

Bathrooms!!! I got the same problem there too. My spouse wants a walk-in bathroom. A complete redo at around $14.000.00 dollar. Her new 2014 car, was suppose to be my new 2014 truck. I will never take her car buying with me again. I can tell you for a fact, to try your local pool supply for your sod...

Yes, I use that as well. But I use 150 watt bulbs with white panels for reflection and bounce. In 1956, when I was in middle school, we had our pictures taken. And they use the first studio flash system that I had ever seen. And it just stayed with me. I had always wanted one, yet I could not afford...

No Jim. I have been staying at home mostly. It is very very cold in Michigan. It is running from -14 degrees to 9 degrees, with a high wind chill factor. So have not been doing any thing but using my stock formulas and developing expose film for testing my new lighting system that I am developing, u...

Gerhard: Would you be able to post that information on the manufacture of Glycin. I am very interested in doing it. Since there is only one source for it in the United States that I am aware of, it would be nice to know that I myself could produce it. I started to research the information that you p...

Ornello, Ornello, Ornello.

You are indeed, a very very funny "fellow".

I am sorry everyone, I meant to post 2-methyl-5-N-(beta-hydroxyethyl)amino phenol. I will be off line for a while. I lost my sister yesterday as I was posting, she past away in her medical bed, quitely. I have lost four of my seven siblings and I am so lonely without them. They were all in their you...

Ian: p-Methylaminophenol sulfate, is available only. But a license is required. It is from Yixing Xinyu Chemicals Co., Ltd. in China. It is labled "dangerous to humans and the environment. Cost, is $5,354.00 per kilo. Or you can make your own. It is dangerous to make. Simple to do, but illegal in th...

I have looked at all the possibilities and have decided to use "Potassium Metabisulfite".

I will post the formulas and test after April of this year.

Thank You

KennyE

Hello:

I have not forgotten you guys, it is just that I am working on my new formula, and it is just taking longer than I thought.


Thank You


KennyE