Curious about Tetenal Emofin 2 bath

[Meakin]

Just to get an idea, I was wondering if anybody would be kind enough to post a few images of 35mm films other than Fuji Neopan 400 and 1600 developed in Emofin ?

I been curious about this developer lately, and I'm about ready to pull the trigger on some, but have only been able to find images of Neo 400/1600 in it (and a bit of HP5+)

Would love to see some slower films as well (fp4+ fomapan 100 ect.)
What do you think of it? opinions more than welcome.

Also, if anybody could point me to a pdf of the instructions (tried Tetenal homepage if it is there, I'm going blind😉 ) that would be greatly appreciated aswell.

TIA.

Cheers,

Meakin

 

[FPjohn]

http://www.flickr.com/groups/emofin/pool/

You might be interested in Barry Thorton's Developers

http://www.monochromephotography.com/section255609_207612.html

yours
FPJ

 

[sanmich]

I use TX in Emofin.
from what I know: fine grain, good film sensibility without blowing the highlights, but I'm not a tester. It just works for me.
I used it for FP4 with bad results (much too dense a neg) but then again, that could have been me...
It's a bit finicky. I have after the appearance of yellow spots on the emulsion, that wont go away in wasing, taken the habit to always filter the developer before use,
I prepare it (and filter) then at least 24 hrs later, I refilter and process my films.
1l is good for 15 films.
Frankly, if you don't have a very contrasty light, I'm not sure D-76 is not more than good enough.

 

[raytoei@gmail.com]

hi,

most interesting. thanks for sharing. is freestyle the only place to get emofin in the USA ?

thanks

raytoei

 

[Meakin]

hi,

most interesting. thanks for sharing. is freestyle the only place to get emofin in the USA ?

thanks

raytoei

Sorry - can't help you there, I'm in Europe and it seem's easy enough to find overhere, I think Tetenal products are generally harder to find across the pond than here.

FPJohn - you are correct the Barry Thornton developers have caught my eye too.

I was aware of the emofin pool on flickr - but in 35mm at least, it seems mainly to be neo 400/1600 , hence my posting here.

sanmich - nice to receive an opinion from somebody that has hands on experience.

Thanks to both of you.

Anybody else ?- please post away 😉

cheers,

Meakin

 

[Meakin]

A (very) small bump for anyone - with images/info that they wish to share.

/Meakin

 

[alexnotalex]

Hej,

I used emofin as my first BW developer, since I couldn't get hold of Diafine in Europe at the time (my supplier told me Emofin was a bit like Diafine...) So i'm by no means an expert, although i'm happy to share.

I shot some HP5+ and 10 rolls of tri-x... and certainly made many mistakes along the way. All rated ISO400, but shot them some under, some up to 1600 for testing.

My results were ok, but I always felt that they should be sharper, and I knew my lenses were capable, so I blamed my scanner.

So, after a dozen rolls I ditched the emofin for diafine, and am 5 rolls of tri-x and 3 HP5 through. More forgiving, but same sneaking feeling "why isn't it sharper". So I tried 1 roll in Rodinal with a 3 stop push for giggles. Now my negs are sharp, but any underexposed frames were rubbish.

Emofin I found was pretty good, but I lost some detail in the highlights (maybe too long/hot/agitating). Shadow detail was pretty ok and all the tones are there. Diafine i find more flexible and my results have been consistent if not mind-blowing.
Rodinal (after one roll!!) impressed me, the micro-contrast is how I want, although I need to be more careful with exposure, time and temperature. And now I think my scanner is, at least, not broken.

So Emofin, yes, it's worth experimenting; for me it was no more magic than Diafine and Rodinal.

Results, comments, rants in my flickr here, move towards the more recent shots to see how i've been doing...
Apart from the very most recent few in Rodinal, i've sharpened every shot A LOT in Aperture.

start here and go forward in time : http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexbmuir/6206986626/in/photostream/

here's one of the best. Lots of PP though.

Good luck!!
Alex

 

[Meakin]

Thank you very much Alex - For taking the time to share your experiences and for images on flickr (nice photos btw.) They may be sharpened in PP - but I don't think they look too bad to be honest.

cheers,

/Meakin