Cinestill DF96 monobath

[Huss]

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Leica M7, Acros II, Df96

Excellent pics! What lens was used? Edit- I see u show Biogon 35 for some of them.

 

[Huss]

Nikon F2AS, 20mm, Rollei RPX 25, Df96View attachment 307313

Tunku that looks really good. For your 120 issue, my tank says 650ml for 1 roll of 120, so definitely 500 is not enough. I have not needed constant agitation - just the regular following instructions. Make sure on your next roll of 120 the temp is correct and the agitation is per instruction for that temp.

 

[DavidManning]

Excellent pics! What lens was used? Edit- I see u show Biogon 35 for some of them.

Thanks very much. All these examples were the 35 f2 Biogon...it's a sharp, contrasty lens and very flare-resistant.

 

[TunkuFawzy]

Tunku that looks really good. For your 120 issue, my tank says 650ml for 1 roll of 120, so definitely 500 is not enough. I have not needed constant agitation - just the regular following instructions. Make sure on your next roll of 120 the temp is correct and the agitation is per instruction for that temp.

Thanks Huss for that. I am headed out now to let some people (Who I think might know better as they actually trained and ran a photo processing business) have a closer look at the 120 negatives. Thanks again. and have a great weekend (ahead).

 

[DavidManning]

DF96 article

 

[Huss]

DF96 article

4 year old infomercial

I like the one comment saying how bad it is because his Acros came out all milky and low contrast. Well that’s because Tgrain films need double regular dev times. Works great w Tgrain films as your images show.

Problem is having that comment out there w his example of his failure because he did not follow instructions may put some people off. Whoever posted that article should have responded, but that website has posted so many factually incorrect statements - both in their articles and in their comments section.

 

[DavidManning]

Exactly.

My first couple of rolls were inconsistent, but I learned how it works. I’m very happy with DF96 now.

 

[Huss]

Leica 1F, CV 25mmf4 SnapShot Skopar, Ilford HP5

 

[DavidManning]

Another Cinestill DF96-developed image:

San Juan, Puerto Rico by David Manning, on Flickr

 

[Huss]

Nice!

 

[Huss]

Leica 1F, CV 24mm f2 SnapShot Skopar, Ilford HP5, DF96

 

[TunkuFawzy]

Nikon F2AS, 50mm, Rollei RPX 25. Beetle in the field... Cinestill Df96

 

[Huss]

Agfa Optima 1535, Kentmere 400, DF96

 

[Huss]

Agat 18K, Fuji Acros II, Cinestill DF96 Monobath

 

[DavidManning]

Good examples. DF96 seems to work well with emulsions like HP5 as well as Acros II.

 

[Huss]

I'm the Rodney Dangerfield of dog owners...

Konica C35 EF3, HP5, Yellow filter, DF96 Monobath

 

[Huss]

HP5, yellow filter, DF96 monobath

 

[Jordanpereira1]

I have always been told negative things about Monobainth chemistry...

 

[Huss]

I have always been told negative things about Monobainth chemistry...

There are different types. This thread is for Cinestill DF96 Monobath. And also some of that negativity is from people who have never used it!


Kentmere 400 pushed to `1600 w/ DF96

 

[Donald Qualls]

I have always been told negative things about Monobainth chemistry...

Some of those things are true: most monobaths suffer a 1/3 to 2/3 stop speed loss (but so do a lot of mix-your-own conventional developers like D-23, or commercial ones like Rodinal); monobaths are less economical (than high dilution one-shot or replenished systems), and they have limitations due to not being true rapid fixer (tabular grain films take extra fixing time and will exhaust the fixer component faster than published capacity figures).

On the other hand, a monobath is the ideal travel developer -- one packet of powders and a (purchased locally) one liter PET beverage bottle, plus your tank and reel(s), and you can develop a dozen or or more rolls in a hotel room or camper van, only clean water for washing (and a tiny bottle of PhotoFlo) needed. As can be seen in this thread, aside from a very few "problem" film stocks, a monobath like Df96 can produce very good image quality, and it's quick and easy to use. And don't forget, every peel-apart instant photo ever was developed with what amounts to a monobath (integrals too, but their process is quite a bit more complicated than even color peel-apart).

 

[DavidManning]

Great shots, Huss. Also...I never really thought about Polaroid tech as basically monobath.

 

[Huss]

Great shots, Huss. Also...I never really thought about Polaroid tech as basically monobath.

Thanks! I never thought about that either - thank you Donald for pointing that out!

 

[Huss]

Leica 1F, CV 15mm 4.5, HP5, DF96

 

[Huss]

Shot another roll of Kentmere 400 @1600, dev in DF96

Leica M3, Summicron 50 DR

 

[Huss]

Olympus Trip 35, Kentmere 400, DF96 Monobath