Accufine or Diafine

[Calzone]

Tri-x in Diafine, IMO, is the street photographer's best friend. In daylight, it basically gives you the ability to use an orange filter for free, and orange is my favorite color of filter for street shooting. At night, just swap the orange filter for a UV filter, and you have good low light capabilities.

Filters with Tri-X works for me too. I use 2X yellow to loose a stop and go 320 ISO.

Cal

 

[Merkin]

Bob,

I performed my first batch of Diafine-Times-Two and developed a roll of Delta 400 and a roll of TRi-X both shot at 1600 ISO. I liked the results, but I think I can get an honest 1250 ISO out of Tri-X and wonder if HP5 will give me a better result at 1600 than the Delta 400.

Using Diafine I found HP5 to be 800 ISO and Tri-X only 650 so 1600 for HP5 and 1250 for Tri-X seems about right for Diafine-Times-Two.

As expected there's more contrast, but there is also fine grain. I think I will be able to use Diafine-Times-Two for my need to push for night shooting.

Cal

Diafine gives better results with old styles of emulsion. It isn't nearly as good with HP5 as it is with Tri-X, for instance.

 

[Calzone]

Diafine gives better results with old styles of emulsion. It isn't nearly as good with HP5 as it is with Tri-X, for instance.

I agree. Tri-X is almost as small grained as Arcos. HP5 has a bit more film speed and the grain is kinda pronounced.

Arcos and Tri-X provide amazing detail. Arcos is my favorite.

What speeds do you use? I go for denser negatives for wet printing.

Cal

 

[Merkin]

I agree. Tri-X is almost as small grained as Arcos. HP5 has a bit more film speed and the grain is kinda pronounced.

Arcos and Tri-X provide amazing detail. Arcos is my favorite.

What speeds do you use? I go for denser negatives for wet printing.

Cal

I go with 1600 to make my math easier, and generally split filter print.

 

[Calzone]

I go with 1600 to make my math easier, and generally split filter print.

Back in art school I learned to make negatives that I would straight print with no filters on number graded two paper. Perhaps this is why I like denser negatives.

Cal

 

[Merkin]

Back in art school I learned to make negatives that I would straight print with no filters on number graded two paper. Perhaps this is why I like denser negatives.

Cal

I can definitely see that. I have always basked in the glory of multigrade papers, so I am a lot more willing than some to just work loosely within the film's latitude, and atone for my sins with the enlarger.