Less grain in Efke 100?

[josephaustin]

I dont see Rodinal as a grainy developer for MF, or LF films. I use Rodinal and FP4+ as my primary combo in MF and 35mm.The grain has never been bad or out of control at 1/50 12mins. It looks "sharp" but not grainy.

[Mongo]

I've gotten great results with Efke 100 (shot at 80) with Pyrocat-HD (2+2+100, 8 minutes) and with Perceptol (1+3, 20 minutes). All development done at 20C.

The stain from the Pyrocat tends to hide the appearance of the grain, whereas the Perceptol, used diluted, gives sharp grain but not grain that I find objectionable at all. For 35mm I really like the negatives I get with the Perceptol at 1+3. If you want to cut down the grain you could always use the Perceptol undiluted...but then the grain will get a bit mushy and the sharpness of the negative will suffer a bit. Depending on the look you want, that might be just fine.

These are the times that I found with testing. They work for me, in my darkroom with my habits, but they should provide a decent starting point for you.

Best of luck to you.
Dave

[Thomas Bertilsson]

My normal time has been 10m30s @ EI100 with Rodinal 1+50 and 20*C/68*F. I can't say that I've experienced very accentuated grain. Prints up to 8x10 come out nice and sharp. To me it's about as grainy as FP4.

- Thom