Rodinal Files : One shot, you're dead.

Shot on an Olympus Trip 35

Glass by Zuiko, 40mm

Film by Kodak, Trix400

Developer, R09 ONE SHOT Rodinal (dead!)

Epson V700

Lightroom

 

"Rodinal, it lasts forever!"

 

You've all heard that right? I wish it was true but not all Rodinals are made equal it seems. My bottle of R09 ONE SHOT (made in Germany) didn't quite last one year after opening. It had about 200ml left of the 500.

 

I developed a roll of Trix today on my Jobo for 5'50 (7m minus 15% for the agitation) and it came out almost clear, no lettering.

 

I was absolutely gutted I lost that roll, it had a couple of really good moments on it. I was upset much more than I expected.

 

Re-check, shot a roll of TMAX400 and re-dev by hand this time. Same result. Checked my thermometers, three times and they were fine.

 

Still didn't believe it, shot another roll, Delta 100. DDX dev on the Jobo 10 mins (12 - 15%). Came out just fine.

 

Conclusion, Rod is dead.

 

As for the picture above, that's all my scanner could recover from the super underdeveloped film. It's a look, a lomo look.. I suppose.

 

 

Done