Usable with all film types within a temperature range of 70 to 85f. Developer a inversions or constant agitation for the first 5 seconds. Diafine can be used in a wide range of temperatures with a uniform development time for films with differing sensitivities. Diafine is an ultrafine grain developer with the highest effective speeds. Kodak trix 400 at 1250 in acufine diafine 4 minutes at 20c68. In other words, if youre going to use diafine as your developer, you shoot trix at 1600 their recommendation or 1250 mine. It is a characteristic of diafine film developer to permit the widest latitude of exposure without the necessity of time temperature compensation. Instead of adjusting time and temperature in development to push or pull film, you find the right film speed for the film in diafine. Pyrocathd in glycol, high acutance film developer 10 liters. Let me clear up a common misconception about diafine. Acufine digitaltruth photo film photography, darkroom.
I have to say you are already using four developers. Bka acufine film developer to make 1 gallon film developer. Ansel adams in his book the negative recommends becoming completely familiar with one film and one developer before considering changing to something else. Time and temperature have no practical effect if the minimum recommendations are observed. Sometimes i use acufine for speed, but sometimes just for convenience, and since monobath processing is replacing acufine for the convenience factor in my darkroom lately, i dont think ill be maintaining acufine as a replenished tank developer anymore, and its great to be able to mix a workalike as i need it. Im going to show you how i develop black and white film in diafine. Diafines usable temperature range is 7085f, so you usually dont have to mess with water baths to regulate temperature or cool downheat up your bottles. Acufine diafine 2 bath blackwhite film developer 1qt. I havent used diafine but i have used acufines acu1 developer for pushing film. The next step is tmz at 3200 asa, developed per the tmax developer instructions for that rating, its really the only other high speed option ive used and. It is a characteristic of diafine film developer to permit the widest latitude of exposure without the necessity of timetemperature compensation. Develop your own black and white film then link the results to your photos on. Discount bandit is a shopping service that matches buyers looking for a great deal to retailers. Apr 05, 2007 for people who shoot film developed in acufine and acu1 black and white film developers.
Diafine is a compensating developer, meaning that it will develop nearly any frame to normal contrast, making it pretty much worry free. Film developer film speed dilution time temperature film size. Solution a pg mixed in propyleneglycol stabilizes the formula to. Mar 10, 2015 diafine is a fine grain, full or greater film speed twopart black and white developer that possesses some pretty incredible characteristics that you may want to be aware of if you are not already. Acufine diafine 2 bath black white acufine replenisher 1gal looking acufine developer afd128 b h photo kodak xtol b w film developer to make tri x with acufine and other developers acufine developer afd128 b.
This developer is currently very difficult to procure. Get the best deal for film development chemicals from the largest online selection at. For people who shoot film developed in acufine and acu1 black and white film developers. In this video i show how to develop black and white film at room temperature with acufine diafine developer, and kodaks general purpose. The number of rolls that can be developed from this packet depends on the film type and format.
Ive poured b back into a a big nono a couple of times over the last decade, because the loose requirements of the developer give my mind license to drift. Since diafine, acufine and acu1 are proprietary it is impossible to discern if they have any relation to one another. Diafine is usable over a wide temperature range with one developing time for all films. It is great for beginners because it is not terribly temperature sensitive and the process is the same regardless of the speed of your black and white film. Fast, medium and slow films can be developed simultaneously without adjustment in developing time. Diafine film developer is unsurpassed in its ability to produce greatest effective film speed, ultrafine grain, maximum acutance and highest resolution. Diafine film developer is unsurpassed in its ability to produce the greatest effective film speed ei exposure index, ultrafine grain, maximum. Forget the optimistic 1600 asa rating on the diafine label, its an honest 1200 asa with trix. I have shot over 100 rolls in the past few months using this combination the 16x20s sing. Filmdev fogels focuss recipe kentmere photographic.
The idea is to develop shadows and highlights somehow separately gross shortcut here as i cant explain the compensating effect now. We try to keep it in stock for you as much as possible. Adox adonal 100 ml concentrate, adox adonal 500 ml concentrate rodinal, adox adotech iv for up to 6 35mm or 120 films, adox atomal 49 to make ml for 10 films, adox atomal 49 to make 5000 ml, adox fx39 typ ii 500ml concentrate, adox fx39 type ii 100ml concentrate, adox hrdev 100 ml concentrate, adox rodinal 500 ml concentrate, adox silvermax developer 100 ml. Dont hesitate to try it out, even if you like a contrastier look, diafine comes in handy when you have a mystery roll. Acufine diafine powder film developer makes 1 quart. May 23, 2017 in this video i show how to develop black and white film at room temperature with acufine diafine developer, and kodaks general purpose hardening fixer. Acufine diafine 2 bath blackwhite film developer 1qt solution.
This is not a pushprocessing developer, but a unique developer which increases the standard film speed rating of most films. This type of developer has higher energy and increases the speed of. It is a characteristic of diafine film developer to permit the widest latitude of exposure without the. It is a modern developer formulated for modern emulsions and is outstanding in its ability to fully exploit the inherent capabilities of any film. Yeah, diafines 70f to 85f temperature range can be useful for people in hotter climates. Mar 16, 2017 acufine diafine 2 bath black white acufine replenisher 1gal looking acufine developer afd128 b h photo kodak xtol b w film developer to make tri x with acufine and other developers acufine developer afd128 b. Tmx would probably be a better choice for such a test, based on my trials with that film in diafine so far. It is simple, extremely tolerant of temperate ranges during development and produces excellent results when paired with certain films. Develop your own black and white film then link the results to your photos on flickr.
An outstanding formula featuring very high acutance, ultrafine grain, and great effective film speeds. Yes, shooting trix or fp4 at or near their rated speed and then souping in acufine would be way too much. Processing color film in diafine developer figital revolution. Because its so easy to use, ive been guilty of screwing it up more than i have any other darkroom process. Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get your money back. If i were to attempt a test of diafine as a true speed enhancing developer id probably do so with a less forgiving film than trix. If you dont know diafine, you basically develop all films exactly the same way. Fast, medium and slow films can now be developed simultaneously without adjustment in developing time. Acufine is a maximum acutance, ultrafine grain film developer combining optimum quality with higher than normal effective film speeds. And if you leave your film in for longer than the stated three minutes, youll be fine.
Acufine s higher speed ratings permit the use of slower films, with superior grain structure and resolution in situations that previously required high speed films. Kodak eastman doublex pushed to 1600 in diafine david. Find edwal antistatic film cleaner chemicals and sprays photographic available online at. This compensating developer in two parts has an excellent reputation, particularly when used with kodak trix. Fast, medium and slow films can now be developed simultaneously. I use it for indoor shots at weddings where i can shoot trix at eis of to 3200. Pyrocathd in glycol, high acutance film developer 10 liters, alt.
In spite of it, many even like to push film with xtol, personally i like acufine and diafine for pushing. Diafine is unsurpassed in it ability to produce the greatest effective film speed, ultrafine grain, maximum acutance and highest resolution. Diafine is an extremely durable, twobath ultrafine grain film developer with high speed yield. Acufine is a very economical film developer with ultimate speed yield. I realize you cant do any pushpull with it, and that youre pretty well locked in to how you exposed the film, but for now thats fine. This type of developer has higher energy and increases. Harold baumann, a former ethol scientist who formed baumann chemical later called acufine chemical, acufine is a unique developer that belongs to the class known as speedincreasing developers, yet produces fine grain. Bka diafine powder film developer to make 2 gallons film. All films with the exception of a few extremely slow emulsions are automatically developed to normal contrast. Pyrocathd 2x100 ml for 10 liters working solution pyrocathd in glycol is a high acutance developer. Acufine diafine powder film developer 1 gallon freestyle.
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