The Adox kit has a capacity of approx. 8 rolls, depending on how big is the developing tank.
It's about plus 10€ comparing to the Foma's one.
The Foma's kit has the same capacity.
Update: I tried 3 films of the Scala 50 in Rodinal. 1+25 10 minute 22C semi-stand with a gentle turn at 5 minutes.
What jumped out at me:
Film is quite curly (actually can tie itself into a knot, something I've not experienced before)
High detail
One of the 35mm casettes had a very loose cap that you could remove without any tool and it did leak a little light
Even as a negative, exposure latitude is quite limited. For example in the shot below, I was just on the edge of being to expose for the trees and sky in the same picture.
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Overall, enjoyed it and would use it again! It worked especially well for infrared. I'd like to purchase the reversal kit from Adox for it but it's a little expensive and I didn't see a response on if it can be stretched beyond its stated capacity with reasonable results.
Does anyone know if you can reuse the Adox Scala Reversal kit to get more than their advertised capacity, as is the case with C-41 and E-6 kits? I want to try it but I'd like to get at least 15 rolls (5 separate developments in a 1000ml tank) from a kit of that price.
I have just developed the first roll, rated at EI 100, and everything seems to have gone perfectly. I exposed the film using my Canon A1. According to Foma's instructions, gentle agitation is recommended, so I performed five inversions every 30 seconds. The temperature was closely controlled, though it was held at 21C instead of the suggested 20C.
For the second exposure, the film was on a white plastic JOBO reel, exposed for 60 seconds with a 150W opal bulb at a distance of 50 cm. So far, the results look great, and the film appears to have developed beautifully.
You certainly can. But the bleach times will need to be increased (towards the end substantually). Recent testing here at ADOX show that you can actually open the tank to inspect on this. However this information is Beta and not yet official. If you do this the capacity can more than double but we cannot publish constant and easy to follow bleach times like this. The first/second developer has this capacity for sure.
Lovely shots @miha !
I admit that I have not yet checked out the Adox Scala Kit (sorry to say, I will do it in future) - but if it should work with a permanganate bleach bath you might be able to set up additional bath by yourself.Thank you so much for the confirmation. I definitely plan on ordering one now!
Thank-you, miha from Slovenia - and all of you, indeed;
since over here in Germany there is hardly a lab to process b&w-slide-film - reversal processing. - Thus I also bought them two kits: The Adox and the Foma kit about two years ago - however - did not dare to go on it, yet.
I may expose several film of each trade mark and want to develop them films in a row - in order to adjust the process within days.
As this thread is very long indeed I have to read it over again inf full detail.
Jan-Peter
Thank-you, miha from Slovenia - and all of you, indeed;
since over here in Germany there is hardly a lab to process b&w-slide-film - reversal processing. - Thus I also bought them two kits: The Adox and the Foma kit about two years ago - however - did not dare to go on it, yet.
I may expose several film of each trade mark and want to develop them films in a row - in order to adjust the process within days.
As this thread is very long indeed I have to read it over again inf full detail.
Jan-Peter
Hi Jan-Peter, enjoy your trip and please keep us updated.Thankyou very much; miha from Slovenia; - and also Alessandro for your advice!! - Coming days I will be off to Lago di Como in the very North of Itaöly again, where I have no aquipment to develop b&w slide's film. I will try here at Lake Constance in December or January.
Thanks a lot indeed for encouraging me!!
Jan-Peter
It's possibly mixed as per D-19 recipe because once mr. Bellini told me they uses Kodak formulas exclusively.According to MSDS paper the composition of Bellini first dev closely resembles D-19.
Are you aware what the difference might be in 70's design Vs "modern"?E100 is capable of sharp results, even very sharp results with excellent (modern design) lenses
It's getting quite hard in EU countries to do BW reversal, except with the official kits. The problem is the bleach. Sulfuric acid is banned in concentrations more than 10% for consumers, it is considered a precursor for explosives, Diluted H2SO4 is not sold anywhere.
It's getting quite hard in EU countries to do BW reversal, except with the official kits. The problem is the bleach. Sulfuric acid is banned in concentrations more than 10% for consumers, it is considered a precursor for explosives, Diluted H2SO4 is not sold anywhere. Potassium dichromate is totally banned, and the alternative, potassium permanganate is listed as 2nd schedule narcotics precursor, and is subject to controls. Yes, there are kits available, but as always, they are very small and expensive. For instance, one Foma kit has the capacity of developing 8 rolls of 135-36 film. Not bad, but for cinema film it is a joke. It is one 30, roll of 16 mm film, and costs about 50€,
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