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Photo Forum / Film Photography / Darkroom / August 2004Developer recommendation for Efka film
I've been looking into trying Efka25 a try and was wondering if anyone has a recommendation for what developer I should use for it. For those that don't know I use a Jobo processor, I like dilute developers, I'm more interested in tonality then grain. I also am not interested in mixing my developer from scratch or using a developer that I get as a powder.  SignatureKeep working millions on welfare depend on you ------------------- fwp@deepthought.com Op Wed, 25 Aug 2004 21:43:33 -0500, schreef Frank Pittel: > I've been looking into trying Efka25 a try and was wondering if anyone has > a recommendation for what developer I should use for it. For those that > don't know I use a Jobo processor, I like dilute developers, I'm more > interested in tonality then grain. I also am not interested in mixing my > developer from scratch or using a developer that I get as a powder. www.digitaltruth.com Signaturemvg Pieter Baele [JID] pieterb@amessage.be LinuxUser: #310384 > www.digitaltruth.com Their charts are guidelines, and sometimes way off. FWIW. >I like dilute developers, I'm more interested in >tonality then grain. I also am not interested in mixing my developer from >scratch or using a developer that I get as a powder. Haven't tried it but I'd go with DDX. Regards, John S. Douglas, Photographer - http://www.darkroompro.com Please remove the "_" when replying via email > I've been looking into trying Efka25 a try and was wondering if anyone has > a > recommendation for what developer I should use for it. You and me both. What a puzzle. Efke 25 develops in something like 5 minutes with constant agitation and Neofin Blue. I'd reply with my usual mantra of Rodinal 1:100 but the low developer capacity of the Jobo might exhaust the developer too quickly. Good old D-76 1:3 might just be the ticket here, Frank. I do think I'll start there myself. : > I've been looking into trying Efka25 a try and was wondering if anyone has : > a : > recommendation for what developer I should use for it. : You and me both. What a puzzle. Efke 25 develops in something like 5 minutes : with constant agitation and Neofin Blue. I'd reply with my usual mantra of : Rodinal 1:100 but the low developer capacity of the Jobo might exhaust the : developer too quickly. Good old D-76 1:3 might just be the ticket here, : Frank. I do think I'll start there myself. I checked the website for J and C photo which is where I would get the film from and they recommend a prewash with Efka film this will increase the development time to about that of small tank with intermittent agitation times with a Jobo. I may give it a try. I'm even thinking of using Pyro with tray development. It seems to me that I should be using an "old" style developer to develop the "old" style film! SignatureKeep working millions on welfare depend on you ------------------- fwp@deepthought.com "Frank Pittel" <fwp@warlock.deepthought.com> wrote in message > Efka [sic] 25 ... what developer I should use for it [?] Microdol-X => fine grain films work best with fine grain developers. SignatureNicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio Consulting Engineer: Electronics; Informatics; Photonics. Remove spaces etc. to reply: n o lindan at net com dot com psst.. want to buy an f-stop timer? nolindan.com/da/fstop/ > "Frank Pittel" <fwp@warlock.deepthought.com> wrote in message > > Efka [sic] 25 ... what developer I should use for it [?] > > Microdol-X => fine grain films work best with fine grain developers. No, this is false. It's overkill, and you lose a great deal of sharpness and film speed. Fine-grain developers are for FAST films. For slow films, acutance developers are preferable. > I've been looking into trying Efka25 a try and was wondering if anyone has a > recommendation for what developer I should use for it. For those that don't know > I use a Jobo processor, I like dilute developers, I'm more interested in > tonality then grain. I also am not interested in mixing my developer from > scratch or using a developer that I get as a powder. Edwal FG7. I've used only one roll of Efke 25 in 120 format so take this advice accordingly. After some hemming and hawing I decided to soup it in Rodinal (I believe 1+50) for the recommended time (which was under 5 mins). The negs came out great -- beautiful tonality, grain is not a problem at all. I had given about a 1/2 stop overexposure to be safe. Beautiful, smooth 11x14s from negs from my Koni Omega (6x7). Jordan > I've been looking into trying Efka25 a try and was wondering if anyone has a > recommendation for what developer I should use for it. For those that don't know > I use a Jobo processor, I like dilute developers, I'm more interested in > tonality then grain. I also am not interested in mixing my developer from > scratch or using a developer that I get as a powder. |
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