DIY Rodinal

Patryk · 28th June 2006

Since the demise of Agfa, Rodinal has dissapeared from the shelves... came across an article in Black and White Photography magazine about a DIY developer that kinda works like rodinal.. Maybe you experts have heard of such a receipe...

Para-Aminophenol 17g
Sodium Sulphate 112g
NaOH 10.5g
Potassium Bromide 3g

Mixed into 500ml water at 55 deg C..final solution comes out darker than the original rodinal formula but still works like it.. can be diluted down to 1+25 to make about 40 rolls of 35mm.

Don't know where exactly to get the stuff, especially the aminophenol and whether it's actually doable for a relative newbie like me... maybe you darkroom junkies might know...

foxtwo · 28th June 2006

Sorry to jump on your thread, but A&O is supposedly reproducing Agfa rodinal. Supposedly because I've yet to see it on the market. I wonder if it'll ever make it out of US.

Photographer's Formulary Paraminophenol (Rodinal) Developer

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=123341&is=REG& addedTroughType=search

photobum · 29th June 2006

I don't think you can bring Para-Aminophenol into Singapore. It is considered a poison and controlled substance.

Even if you do obtain it from somewhere, you simply cannot dump the chemical into our seweage system. It is harmful to children and animals.

Ask 'longkangman', he is a seweage engineer and he will tell you how to dispose such chemical.

nmk · 29th June 2006

On a related note. If I want to buy chemicals (not just photographic but simple ones too, like NaOH) in Singapore, where would I go??

photobum · 29th June 2006

Originally Posted by nmk

On a related note. If I want to buy chemicals (not just photographic but simple ones too, like NaOH) in Singapore, where would I go??

Scientific laboratory suppliers. Look under Commercial Yellow Pages.

28th June 2006	#1
Patryk Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 661	DIY Rodinal Since the demise of Agfa, Rodinal has dissapeared from the shelves... came across an article in Black and White Photography magazine about a DIY developer that kinda works like rodinal.. Maybe you experts have heard of such a receipe... Para-Aminophenol 17g Sodium Sulphate 112g NaOH 10.5g Potassium Bromide 3g Mixed into 500ml water at 55 deg C..final solution comes out darker than the original rodinal formula but still works like it.. can be diluted down to 1+25 to make about 40 rolls of 35mm. Don't know where exactly to get the stuff, especially the aminophenol and whether it's actually doable for a relative newbie like me... maybe you darkroom junkies might know... __________________ if my camera is there at the right moment, click, all I have to do is accept it. -edouard boubat

28th June 2006	#2
foxtwo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: singapore Posts: 1,707	Re: DIY Rodinal Sorry to jump on your thread, but A&O is supposedly reproducing Agfa rodinal. Supposedly because I've yet to see it on the market. I wonder if it'll ever make it out of US. Photographer's Formulary Paraminophenol (Rodinal) Developer http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=123341&is=REG& addedTroughType=search

29th June 2006	#3
photobum Deregistered Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,080	Re: DIY Rodinal I don't think you can bring Para-Aminophenol into Singapore. It is considered a poison and controlled substance. Even if you do obtain it from somewhere, you simply cannot dump the chemical into our seweage system. It is harmful to children and animals. Ask 'longkangman', he is a seweage engineer and he will tell you how to dispose such chemical. Last edited by photobum; 29th June 2006 at 08:11 AM.

29th June 2006	#4
nmk Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 332	Re: DIY Rodinal On a related note. If I want to buy chemicals (not just photographic but simple ones too, like NaOH) in Singapore, where would I go??