I shot a roll of CineStill BwXX last week, both outside and indoors. I used
the recommended EI 250 for daylight exposure, in a Canon T-70 w/ 50mm f/1.4
lens.
Then I mixed the Df96 monobath developer/fixer to 1 liter. Processing a single
35mm roll in a steel tank used 250ml of solution, which was returned to the
stock.
I processed at 75F for ~4m30s with "mild agitation" (perhaps too mild; see
below). This is 30 seconds agitation, then 10 seconds every minute.
Resulting negs have good density and look a little contrasty to the eye.
Scanning (LS-9000) confirmed they are a bit contrasty. I also noted very
mild bromide drag on one frame that was mostly sky; I believe I'll change
agitation to every 30 seconds. Somewhat ironically, the neg contrast is
*reduced* by increased agitation (because it speeds the fixer up in the
horse race). Next roll I'll start with 30 seconds agitation and then ~7
seconds every 30 seconds and see what that does for contrast.
Timing is non-precise, with a minimum of 4m at 75F with 15 seconds added to
the minimum for every roll processed.
Outdoor photos tended to be contrasty with glowing highlights. Indoor
photos in flat light looked pretty darn good.
In particular, this photo was taken in flat light, scanned with
only auto-exposure and no additional exposure adjustment in post:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ShlDXhEvjYEw3dL1_48tQMmJMb96I7r3
Eastman 5222 certainly has a very classic look; even contrasty, I find
it very appealing.
I'm shocked how well the monobath worked; CineStill recommends use with
T-Max/Delta with doubled processing time to allow complete fixing.
I'll try a roll of 100TMX here soon.
Dana K6JQ
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