Efke Film in General

[JPD]

Do the 120 versions still curl?

 

[jim appleyard]

I don't remember a curl problem, but it's been a year since I shot any 25. My big problem was piesces of the emulsion missing. If they could fix that problem, I'd buy more. Nice looking negs in Rodinal and Pyrocat HD.

 

[Larry Bullis]

I've had to deal with curl issues with other films; notably the old 2475 recording film which, like its close cousin Kodak's HIE, had no anti halation backing, and hence, no back coating. What I always did with this (only in 35mm, that is all it came in) was to reverse roll it for as long as possible. Otherwise, it was like a corkscrew and defied all efforts to handle it, ESPECIALLY when processed using pyrocatechin, which is what I liked to use it with. Boing!

So, I am still using up the last rolls, processing in MCM 100, and really frustrated with it, I soaked it in a propylene glycol solution. Well, by golly, that works. Hopefully there won't be any side effects.

I really haven't noticed anything that severe with the EFKE films that I've used or, for that matter, ADOX back in the pleistocene era. But, if you are having trouble with curling, try one or both of these tricks and see if that helps.

 

[Zvonimir Ervacic]

Hello JPD,

Do the 120 versions still curl?

I'm still using my old stock so I don't speak from my experience but at Croatian Photography forum some guys reported that Fotokemika launched new base production and it don't curl like before. Haven't been in Fotokemika factory for a long time so nothing official.

My rolls are usually drying more than a week before I cut them and place in archival preserver (always lack of time to check all with magnifier) and when I get them down it is not much worse than Ilford or Kodak.

Pozdrav,
Zvonimir

 

[Mike-D]

Do the 120 versions still curl?

I had some Efke 100 curl so badly that the focus was off on my 6x9 folder. Drove me nuts until I figured out that it was the film. Its a shame because otherwise I liked the film.

Mike D