Adox CMS 20 II

Whateverist

Whateverist

Well-known
Local time
12:54 AM
Joined
May 11, 2008
Messages
247
I'm going to try a roll of this film, any recommendations with regards to shooting and developing?

Can I process this in DD-X, and if so, does anyone have recommendation regarding time?
 
Only used it in the Adox specified developer. From the results in contrasty lighting, I don't think I would use anything else, i.e. even this developer can only just cope with this film.
 
I understand that it develops well in Diafine. http://davidshootsfilm.com/2012/11/05/adox-cms-20-i-in-adotech-i/

I haven't tested this yet but will certainly do so soon.

If you plan on using Adotech II then I recommend shooting at EI12. If you are going to try Diafine then I would start at EI25 since a lot of films do better in Diafine if they are underexposed about a stop. Just some starting points.
 
i just shot and developed some of this film. used to adotech 2 developer and was shocked by how good the negs looked. i read, from people who know what they are talking about, to only use the adotech 2 developer with this film. I could not be happier with the results. followed the instructions that came with the developer and shot at EI of 16 developed in 300ml for 13 min.
 
I did some experimenting this afternoon. One roll, heavily bracketed.

Developing this film was a colourful adventure. The pre-rinse looked like the Grinch had been sick in my sink. The post-wash went through the spectrum from beet over strawberry to salmon. The negatives have the most crystal-clear base I've yet come across.

The roll should be dry in about an hour. I think I have at least a few usable shots despite using the "wrong" developer and guesstimating dev times.
 
DD-X 1:9 for 8.5 minutes.

DDxNOEVl.png


yjm0udBl.png


Lessons learned: this film does not forgive metering mistakes. Probably need to go to 1:4. Negatives themselves are gorgeous in terms of detail.
 
good stuff guys. Thanks for the examples. I am not paying $25 to develop a couple rolls of film when I could just move to 6x7 film.
 


Not bad for a shot in a dark street. I think this was a 30s exposure. Sorry about the jaunty angle.

I decided to give stand development a try. DD-X 1:29 for two hours with one inversion every 30 minutes. It's not quite there yet, but since I wasn't expecting to get useable negatives, I'm pretty happy with this result.
 
I collected some references in search of an alternative to Adotech II. But due to work load I haven't been able to test it (yet). PM me your email address if you're interested.

Bests,

Ashfaque
 
Whateverist said:
Developing this film was a colourful adventure. The pre-rinse looked like the Grinch had been sick in my sink. The post-wash went through the spectrum from beet over strawberry to salmon.
Click to expand...

So if you don't end up liking the film you can start a career writing food and cooking articles.
 
I exposed first roll at ISO 50 by accident (my intention was to use it at ISO 12)
Since I have no experience developing and found a very good B&W lab locally,
I decided to buy a small 8€ Adotech III bottle for them to process it.
Most of the shots survived gracefully, they did a great job.

I will expose next rolls at ISO 6 and 12 and ask them to use Adotech III again.
Then I might adventure to develop one at home in Caffenol


55 Jupiter-8 @5.6 on "ADOX CMS 20 II" shot at ISO 50. CLE :

med_U51586I1473806825.SEQ.0.jpg
 
I love this film and will try it with other developers. But I do have to say, Adotech II worked very well and I hear that Adotech III is even better.

The price of developing, etc. is a personal decision and most will have to decide what cost level they are comfortable with. TriX still sells for around $5 per roll and a bag of D-76 to mix up a gallon of developer is only $7 then additional costs for other film types may be hard to justify.
 
Just got in some of this in with the adotech 3. Will likely be a few weeks before I get to play with it, but looking forward to it.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom