What about Efke 25 ISO?

[venchka]

Anywhere Anytime

Anywhere Anytime

Any suggestions for using Efke 25? I was thinking of waterfalls and streams.

Back in the Land Beofre Time, folks used Kodachrome (ASA 10?) & Kodachrome II (ASA 25) for anything they saw. The lenses weren't always very fast either. My dad's Konica had a f/3.5 lens and my Canonet had a f/2.8 lens. We did ok.

 

[sepiareverb]

Yep. 400 film was for shooting by candlelight. 😉

 

[raid]

This photo was taken with EFKE25 and commercially developed in Ilford developer.

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=80198


The scene was in strong direct sunlight with sugar white sand.

 

[venchka]

And lets not forget Panatomic-X and later APX 25. Sure, you may need a tripod sooner. But hey, no grain is worth whatever it takes.

 

[santino]

so much input, you guys are great!
I've still got two bottles of R09 and don't want to buy Agfa's Rodinal. I like the idea of using D76 1:1.

samples will follow in a week or so 🙂

 

[Trius]

Is ID-11 Ilford's version of D-76? I have an abdundance of D-76. It's pretty much all I've ever used. I do aspire to Xtol + Rodinal. First I have to use up my 10 gallon packs of D-76. 😎 😀 And 2 quart packs of Microdol-X. 😀 😎 And 2 gallon packs of D-19. 😱 😀 😎

Wayne: Give away a bunch of the D-76, all the Microdol, keep the D-19, I suppose.

Join the Church of Rodinal and your sins against Rodinal will be forgiven.

 

[Trius]

I have one unexposed roll of APX 25 left. (Moment of silence ...) I think, however, that Pan F+ is its equal in some (many?) areas, so don't mourn its passing as much as I used to. Efke 25 is a very different look, however, so I wouldn't use Pan F+ as a replacement for Efke 25.

 

[sepiareverb]

Hey Wayne- missed your question- Yes, D-76 is the Kodak ID-11, more or less.

 

[venchka]

I used Rodinal in the Mother Country. Heck, it was easier and cheaper to buy Agfa materials. A moment of silence please for Agfa Brovia #2.

Thanks for the ID-11 information.

 

[foto_fool]

In another thread the OP was asking about using hardener with this kind of "old style" emulsion. You might want to consider it.

I don't use hardener in my work because of the long rinse times. I develop in a hand tank, load the reels carefully and don't touch the emulsion (for example, with a squeegee). I let the strips dry for 10-12 hours before handling them.

I suspect that the few scratches I see on KB50, KB100 and Fomapan 200 are produced inside the camera. I am trying to wind the film more slowly and deliberately, and to remember not to tighten up the film inside the camera with the rewind lever when using one of these films.

 

[venchka]

foto_fool: All good advice for the older style film. I had not thought about hardener. If I see any problems, I may try the hardener. Thanks!

 

[sepiareverb]

As stated in the other thread- I use only half the hardener, and have no curling troubles or scratches.