Adox ADONAL 500 ml Concentrate (Rodinal) + measuring cylinder 25ml - Disposable film developer black and white - Identical with Agfa Rodinal

• Manufactured according to the last known original Agfa Rodinal recipe. Adox Adonal is identical to ADOX Rodinal, one of the most universal film developers with a wide range of development times. Rodinal was developed in 1891 by Momme Andersen, laying the foundation for the later Agfa.
• The oldest photochemical patent. Rodinal from Agfa in Berlin. Highly dilutable and easy to use. Razor-sharp images. Ideal for fine-grain or large-format films.
• Rodinal is the oldest photochemical patent. Momme Andresen formulated this liquid single-use developer in Berlin in 1891, thereby establishing Agfa's photographic division.
• Sharpness-enhancing developer as a liquid concentrate. Easy to use: dilute / develop / pour away.
• One of the most universal developers ever, known worldwide and with one of the most comprehensive collections of development times.
• Rodinal is said to have an almost unlimited shelf life. It is highly diluted for use and applied as a single-use developer. In combination with the proven Agfa agitation rhythm (10 seconds agitation, 50 seconds rest), it has a particularly balancing and sensitivity-enhancing effect.
• 500 ml concentrate 500 for dilutions from 1+25 to 1+200.
• Fine grain developer
• Dilution: 1+25 or 1+50
• Yield: 1 bottle = max. 50 films
• ADONAL/RODINAL differs slightly from APH09/R09 in that it has a slightly improved fine grain and uses more expensive raw materials.

500 ml concentrate for dilutions from 1+25 to 1+200. This developer is manufactured according to the last known Agfa RODINAL original recipe. It uses selected, post-treated raw materials and is absolutely identical in its recipe. To the best of our knowledge, this statement cannot currently be applied to any other paraminophenol-based developer on the market that was manufactured after 2010.

RODINAL is the oldest photochemical patent in the world. The concentrate has an almost unlimited shelf life – even if the bottle slowly discolours after opening. Once mixed, ADONAL must be used quickly, as it rapidly loses its effectiveness when diluted beyond 1+25. There are development instructions from the last century circulating that claim that an ADOX 25 ASA film in Rodinal 1+200 would climb to a miraculous 400 ASA after 3 days of stand development, but we think that any chemist would dismiss this theory as a curiosity.

Concentrate for the production of single-use developers for negative processing. Prepare the developer solution just before use. Add the exact measured amount of concentrate to water at a temperature of 20°C. See table for recommended dilutions and required development times. Rodinal has an unlimited shelf life in its original bottles and at least six months in partially filled bottles. Minor flocculation is insignificant.

Rodinal is a registered trademark of ADOX Fotowerke Schweiz GmbH.

THE ADOX RODINAL FORMULA IS IDENTICAL TO THE RODINAL* LAST MANUFACTURED BY AGFA*. RODINAL IS 50 YEARS OF TECHNICAL ADVANCEMENT AHEAD OF R09/APH09.

SO IF YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH AGFA* RODINAL, RODINAL IS THE RIGHT DEVELOPER FOR YOU. RODINAL USES SELECTED AND POST-TREATED RAW MATERIALS. THIS ALSO MAKES IT CLEARER THAN R09/APH09 AS A FRESH CONCENTRATE.

IN SOME COUNTRIES, RODINAL IS ONLY AVAILABLE AS ADONAL FOR NAME RIGHTS REASONS.

We have been struggling with significant raw material price increases since the start of the pandemic, but now that Russia has also been cut off as a raw material supplier, things are getting out of hand.

The price of some important raw chemicals is six times higher than last year's price.

This will probably lead to absurd price jumps in photochemistry in the coming weeks, depending on how much stock each manufacturer has.

We just wanted to point this out so that no one thinks we've gone ‘crazy’ when some chemicals cost three times as much as before.

We realise that no one will buy them, but we have no other option. As a relatively medium-sized manufacturer with well-developed warehouse logistics, we can only deliver from stock for a few weeks.

With six times higher purchase costs, it is completely unthinkable to try to compete on price with someone who still has old stock.

Currently, this mainly affects black-and-white fixers, colour developers and some other black-and-white developers.

Rodinal is unfortunately also affected, and silver nitrate is currently going completely crazy.

Source: Mirko Boeddecker

Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have had to cope with a significant increase in raw material prices, but things have become unmanageable as Russia has also failed as a raw material supplier. Some important raw materials are six times more expensive than last year.