[pure-silver] Re: Efke processing

Result...

I shot another roll last night, exposed at ASA25.
I did not use a pre-rinse but did agitate for the first 30 secs. I then left
alone for the rest of the 25 minutes, stopped and fixed as normal.

I have got much better negs this time so I am assuming, at this moment, that
the pre-rinse was the "culprit".
I can now see the good things said about the Efke film as they look very
nice.

Thanks for all the help
Jon L.

-----Original Message-----
From: genej2@xxxxxxx [mailto:genej2@xxxxxxx] 
Sent: 16 August 2005 17:09
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Efke processing

If you do try again, all I can suggest is to watch everything carefully, in
case there was some other gremlin hiding out somewhere in the process.  I
rate Efke 25 at 25 outdoors when developed this way.  Good luck and let us
know what happens :)
> 
> From: Jon Lacey <Jon.Lacey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2005/08/16 Tue AM 11:58:39 EDT
> To: "'pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Efke processing
> 
> Hey,
> No problem. I would not have experimented if the negs were super
important.
> I am pretty sure that I had enough fix so I can only try again.
> I wanted to try as it sounded better than all that wrist shaking.....
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: genej2@xxxxxxx [mailto:genej2@xxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 16 August 2005 16:54
> To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Efke processing
> 
> Jon,
> 
> I'm going to guess it's not the development per se.  What did this dark
> streak look like?  Could it have been at the top of the tank?  Maybe not
> quite enough fixer?  I agree with Per your negs really shouldn't have been
> thin.  I'd have to check my notes, but I may have trimmed back to 20 min
> too. What kind of shots were they? 
> 
> I'm bummed you had a problem.  I only posted about my experience because I
> was really, really happy with it.
> 
> 
>  From: "Per Ohstrom" <ohstrom@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: 2005/08/16 Tue AM 11:44:08 EDT
> > To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Efke processing
> > 
> > Sounds very much like the way I did. I think inverted the tank once
> > before putting it down, but I don't think that explains it.
> > Strange.....
> > 
> > Per
> > 
> > 
> > On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 10:07:33 +0200, Jon Lacey <Jon.Lacey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> > wrote:
> > > I used 6ml of Rodinal with 600 ml of water. The mixture was "shaken
not
> > > stirred", poured into the tank, the tank was given a sharp rap on the

> > > heel
> > > of my hand and then left untouched for 25 minutes. I then stopped,
fixed
> 
> > > and
> > > rinsed as normal.
> > >
> > > Jon L
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Per Ohstrom [mailto:ohstrom@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 15 August 2005 18:47
> > > To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Efke processing
> > >
> > > I tried this some weeks ago and the negs looked fine, but I didn't
print
> > > any back then. When I read your mail I just had to try and print some
of
> > > them out of curiosity. My negs are not thin, rather the opposite, and
> the
> > > contrast seems to be just a little bit too high. But then I use a
> > > condenser enlarger, so maybe 20 minutes would be better for me. I
> thought
> > > this is a brilliant and easy way to develop Efke R25.
> > >
> > > I wonder what went wrong for you. Was the developer properly mixed?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Per
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 09:59:55 +0200, Jon Lacey
<Jon.Lacey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> I just tried the 25 min thing with a 120 roll of Efke 25 and got some
> > >> pretty
> > >> awful results.
> > >> I used Rodinal 1:100 with 30 secs pre-rinse and got what I think are
> > >> really
> > >> thin negatives. I also have a dark streak, which I think was at the
> > >> bottom
> > >> of the tank.
> > >>
> > >> Jon L.
> > >>
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: genej2@xxxxxxx [mailto:genej2@xxxxxxx]
> > >> Sent: 27 May 2005 19:20
> > >> To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >> Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Efke processing
> > >>
> > >> Not me, that's for sure.  But the 25 min thing works like a champ.
> Efke
> > >> 25
> > >> really sings this way, so I now know what the fuss is about with this
> > >> film.
> > >> I want to do some outdoor portraiture with it to see how that looks.
> > >> I've
> > >> got a hunch it will be real nice. The "rule" is that semi-ortho films

> > >> are
> > >> better for men, but I want to try it on women too.  I think it will  
> > >> carry
> > >> the fine skin tones and textures very well.
> > >>>
> > >>> From: "Garry D. Lewis" <garrylewis747@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >>> Date: 2005/05/27 Fri PM 02:07:22 EDT
> > >>> To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >>> Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Efke processing
> > >>>
> > >>> >Hey! I said 25 min, not 25 hours!
> > >>>
> > >>> Who's to say it wouldn't work? }:^)>
> > >>>
> > >>> Yours unagitated,
> > >>> Garry
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >
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