Cinestill DF96 monobath

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Donald Qualls said:
I was using Parodinal 1:50...
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Thank you! I'll check into that. Although the df96 looks like it's going to make me happy for now. Or until it doesn't anymore.

I used distilled water for the processing, and for the final wash(es). Might have taken a gallon, maybe(?). At $1.50 a gallon it's not a big deal, and I don't want to trust the cabin-core well water I use for everything else. (Although it does taste good!)
 
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janew said:
Thank you! I'll check into that. Although the df96 looks like it's going to make me happy for now. Or until it doesn't anymore.
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FYI to prevent bromide drag I add an extra single turn/agitation at the bottom of every minute i.e. at the 30 sec mark.
 
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What is interesting about Kentmere 400 is that it seems very sensitive to blue light. Normally one would have to use yellow/orange/red filters to darken skies to make clouds stand out. Not so with Kentmere! It makes them pop as is, with no filters.
That and its minimal anti-halation as well as the nice grain is why it is my favourite B&W film. It in no way gives a modern film look, but renders scenes vintage. And I love it for that.
Bonus - it's one of the cheapest emulsions out there.
 

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Huss said:
What is interesting about Kentmere 400 is that it seems very sensitive to blue light. Normally one would have to use yellow/orange/red filters to darken skies to make clouds stand out. Not so with Kentmere! It makes them pop as is, with no filters.
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I think this means that the film is less sensitive to blue light, not more sensitive.
Maybe it is actually T-Max 400! (which is less sensitive to blue light).
 
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MattKing said:
I think this means that the film is less sensitive to blue light, not more sensitive.
Maybe it is actually T-Max 400! (which is less sensitive to blue light).
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I think you're right. Ortho film is not sensitive to red, so reds become very dark.

So if not sensitive to blue, blues will become dark.

 
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Wait, what? You drink it but don't want to wash the film in it? There's an old joke about the hillbilly farmers in the region of south Germany where I grew up; along the lines that they wouldn't complain about the water for their own use until the livestock wouldn't drink it any more... The human body is way more sensitive to most stuff that might be in clear looking water than film is! Destilled is beneficial only for certain developers if they must keep long and for the final wash.
Sorry for the OT but I couldn't leave that uncommented.
 
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I just developed Ilford 3200 rated at 800 ISO, at 4mins/75degrees. Came out perfectly and this is what is recommended by Cinestill. Previously I had increased the temp by 10 degrees and that made it very grainy.

Nikon F4, Nikkor 35 F2 D, Ilford 3200 @800, Cinestill DF96 Monobath

 
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