Curious about Diafine.

[Gerald C Koch]

Accidentally post in wrong thread?


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Yes, sorry about that. This is a bad vision day for me.

 

[presspass]

Did two rolls of Tri-X 135 yesterday in well-aged Diafine. Both came out well at ISO 1250. Some shadow detail is not as good as I get with D-23 1:3 at 400, but I expected that. The Diafine negs scan very well and produce good wet prints. I don't use it much, but it seems to last forever. I jus top both solutions up and put it away until next time.

 

[marciofs]

Marcio, You will get very sharp and slightly grainy negatives with R09 but that grain adds lots of texture to the print which I personally like.

I am actually very used to Rodinal but I tried only once semi stand dev.

I like grain but it is seldon I shoot 35mm, where they are more noticeble.

 

[pschauss]

B&H lists Diafine in the quart size but they won't ship it. Adorama has it as well and, apparently, will ship it.

My favorite combination with Diafine is Eastman Double-X rated at 650. It has the property of boosting contrast on an overcast day without blowing the highlights when shooting in bright sunlight. It's pretty much the only film that I use now for 35 mm.