1st attempt with Diafine

[Katastrofo]

This is Efke 50, expired last September and was short-filmed, for want of
a better expression. This is the 2nd frame with cut off corner and first frame
had just a small amount of image showing on the strip of film that was cut
off with the tape. Anyhoo, can't say as I'm impressed with this combo:


4 mins each bath, 20C, Mamiyaflex C2, 2.8/80 Sekor lens

Diafine and TriX 400 work well, though, a flickr fave:



He used a 'blad 500C/M with no doubt a Zeiss lens.

[martinsmith99]

Not impressed? This looks a great image!

[Katastrofo]

Martin, the 2nd image using TriX is not mine, but agree, it's a great
image. The scuzzy first one with Efke is mine.

[Katastrofo]

I was hoping for results like this with Efke 50 and Diafine. This is from a
Ricohflex Dia L that is now in a land far away, Thornton's 2-Bath:


Efke 50, 3 mins each bath, 20C

I used a water stop, not acid bath like with the Thornton's, trying to figure
why the results are not khorosho. Shee-yott.

[Attila]

These are fantastic pictures !

[Xpres]

Try dev'ing at 25 - 26 degrees. I think 20 is a bit too cool for diafine. You'll get a bit more contrast then I think.

[Katastrofo]

Attila, thanks, fully agree about the 2nd picture.

Xpres, thanks, will give it a try on next roll. There seems to be some
disparity even when same film, TriX:


Mamiya 645

The guy who took this must have dev'd at 20C with Diafine.

[F16SUNSHINE]

I've never tried Diafine. The idea of one time for all films is trippy to me. How can you control pushing or holding back? Can you? Where is Sevo?

[Katastrofo]

Yeah, I have trouble wrapping my mind around pushing TriX to 1600 and
using the same dev times, too.

[martinsmith99]

Great if you want thin negs I guess.

[Katastrofo]

I posted an example of Diafine/Arista Premium 400 exposed at 800 here:

http://forum.mflenses.com/100-crop-t36294.html