Minolta 16P, Kodak Double X, and Caffenol for both film and print

VinceInMT

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As the subject line indicates, I'll been playing around in the Lo-Fi world and wanted to try Caffenol for both development processes. I am shooting Double X in my Minolta 16P that I expose using the Sunny 16 rule. I developed in Caffenol Delta-Std, 13 minutes at 64 degrees F as that was the temperature of my darkroom.

I then mixed up a fresh batch of Delta-Std. I use a Beseler 23C with a 50mm Schneider lens. I added 5Y and 105M for contrast. My past experience tells me that a 12 minute development for Ilford MGRC works well. I am making 4x5 prints, using the Caffenol as a one-shot developer, 2 ounces in a Beseler 8x10 developing tube on a Unicolor Uniroller to provide continuous agitation. After a water rinse I fix with standard fixer.

Here are a couple of the results. These were shot along the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River near Laurel, Montana.




 

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I got a 16P back in the 1970s and still have it. As I recall it had a built-in 'Sunny 16' calculator.
Nice images.
 

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yes, it has. It's a simple, but sturdy model https://www.subcompactcam.com/16mm_minolta_p.htm, there were better ones, but this one is easy and cheap.

These are really beautiful results. Thank you for sharing them with us. They make me want to try Caffenol...
 
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