Was this exposed at box speed? I could be mistaken but this scene would have benefited by a more generous exposure.
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Was this exposed at box speed? I could be mistaken but this scene would have benefited by a more generous exposure.
Yes. It was in the middle of the day with extremely harsh contrast, which is why the bike pops from the dark background. Which is what caught my attention and made me take the pic.
More exposure would blow out the bike - which is the subject - to bring out the shadows which need to be dark.
More exposure would blow out the bike - which is the subject - to bring out the shadows which need to be dark.
Leica R-E, Summicron 50, Arista 400 Premium, Cinestill DF96 Monobath, Z7 scan.
DF96 Monobath is meant to have a shelf life of 2 months once opened, and 16+ rolls.
The image above was just developed and I am at the 2 month mark. I also have now developed 13 rolls of film with it.
The solution is now murky, but I will see how much longer and for how many more rolls I can use it for.
Dev time is now 8 minutes at 70 degrees.
DF96 Monobath is meant to have a shelf life of 2 months once opened, and 16+ rolls.
The image above was just developed and I am at the 2 month mark. I also have now developed 13 rolls of film with it.
The solution is now murky, but I will see how much longer and for how many more rolls I can use it for.
Dev time is now 8 minutes at 70 degrees.
Nikon F2A, Nikkor 55 1.2 non AI, Arista 400 Premium, Cinestill Monobath DF96, Z7 scan.
Nice! Was this push processed?
It would be useful if you post the pic of the negative also with the (post-processed) scans.
8 mins at 72 (dev time maxes out at 8 mins after starting at 6 and adding 15 secs for each subsequent roll). The image is a mural that has relief, i.e. 3D, it was in harsh sunlight and was black/grey.
Nikon S2, CV 50 3.5 Heliar, Super Hypan II 25 (way expired and who knows how it was stored...), Cinestill DF96 Monobath
Leica R-E, Summicron 50, Arista 400, DF96 Monobath.
Nikon F2, 55 1.2 non AI, Arista 400 Premium, Cinestill DF96 Monobath
17th roll developed from the first bottle of Cinestill DF96 Monobath.
Rolleiflex 2.8GX, Ilford Delta 400, Z7 scan:
Rolleiflex 2.8GX, Ilford Delta 400, Z7 scan:
Cinestill BWXX, EI 400, Df96 (Kiev 4, Jupiter-8)
Should really rename this thread!
Pentax K2, SMC 50mm f2, Super Hypan II 25, Cinestill DF96 Monobath
Pentax K2, SMC 50mm f2, Super Hypan II 25, Cinestill DF96 Monobath
You can create a new "Post Your Monobath Experiences and Pics Here" thread and request moderator to merge the two threads.
Good thread and images, a DF96 thread would be cool.
I'm about to order some as well for a project next month.
I'm about to order some as well for a project next month.
Rolleiflex 2.8GX, Ilford Ortho Plus 80, Cinestill DF96 Monobath
Roll# 18 from first bottle.
Roll# 18 from first bottle.
Rolleiflex 2.8GX, Ilford Ortho Plus 80, Cinestill DF96 Monobath
Roll# 18 from first bottle.
Roll# 18 from first bottle.
It just now dissolved the emulsion off Adox CMS 20 II Pro film. Just like the Silberra, totally clear film strip.
I was developing it in the same tank as a roll of Ilford Pan 50, and that looks thin, so to seems the DF is done after 18 rolls (these were rolls #19 and 20).
I'll see what the Pan 50 looks like in the morning.
Cinestill actually mentions in its instructions that Adox CMS 20 II can be developed if rated at ISO 6 (which I did). Bit of a bummer.
You should read the data sheet of Adox CMS 20 ii. Iirc they don't recommend more than two minutes in the fixer.
One danger of using the monobath beyond the recommended number of rolls is you can never be sure that the film is properly fixed.
I was seeing how many rolls I can get out of it. They mention 16+, and things were completely fine with the 18th roll.
I just think that it does not work (obviously!) with the Adox film, the same way it does not work with the Silberra film. I should have got something, not a completely stripped clean strip.
This is from the DF96 instructions:
Adox CMS 20 II can produce the sharpest, highest resolving, most fine grained images in the world, but it "...achieves 20 ASA of usable speed in ADOTECH developer...
If developed in non dedicated low contrast it can be exposed at 3 to 6 ASA."- adox.de
Adox CMS 20 II can produce the sharpest, highest resolving, most fine grained images in the world, but it "...achieves 20 ASA of usable speed in ADOTECH developer...
If developed in non dedicated low contrast it can be exposed at 3 to 6 ASA."- adox.de
You might check whether the CMS20II actually had the emulsion stripped (gelatin floating in the monobath when you poured it out) or, instead, had the image silver dissolved out of the emulsion. Rapid fixers are known to do this with significant overfixing, and by roll 18 you must be processing for eight minutes or so -- which might be long enough to remove most or all of the image on a hyperfine grain emulsion like that.
How can you be sure that 18th roll is fixed properly? Only time will tell.
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The solution was pink after I poured it out of the dev tank - just as it happened with the Silberra film. Which I then filtered to reuse (chunks of stuff came out in the filter).
This time I think it is done because the other roll of film that was in the tank with it (Pan F 50) is very very thin, and the markings on the film edge are very faint (feint?) which shows underdevelopment not underexposure.
Previous rolls of Pan F 50 developed with no issues in DF96.
I don't think I helped the life expectancy of the DF96 when I had issues with the Silberra film in the early going, but I feel that we can safely say that the solution is good for 18 rolls, which ties in with Cinestill's 16+ claim.
Perhaps my experiences are helpful to others?
To sum up:
1. Good for 18 rolls over a period of 2 months.
2. Do not use with Silberra Orto 50
3. Do not use with Adox CMS 20 Pro II
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