Processing Scala as B&W negatives

[RPippin]

I just found an old roll of 35mm Agfa Scala 200 in the fridge and loaded it in my Canon P with a Jupitar 50 2.0 with a light yellow filter. Going to shoot some local stuff around here to basically test out the lens and camera, don't usually shoot 35mm, and I want to develop it in my darkroom as regular negative film, not reversal. Any good advice on how to get the best results with this film? My go to developer for all my medium format and large format is PMK Pyro. I have the chemistry for Rodinal, D76, ext., but could use some advice from the experts out there.

 

[devecchi]

I just found an old roll of 35mm Agfa Scala 200 in the fridge and loaded it in my Canon P with a Jupitar 50 2.0 with a light yellow filter. Going to shoot some local stuff around here to basically test out the lens and camera, don't usually shoot 35mm, and I want to develop it in my darkroom as regular negative film, not reversal. Any good advice on how to get the best results with this film? My go to developer for all my medium format and large format is PMK Pyro. I have the chemistry for Rodinal, D76, ext., but could use some advice from the experts out there.

Agfa Scala high contrast, necessary development compensator:

Agfa Scala IE 160-200 ASA

FX1 Crowley: dil. sol. A 50 cc + sol. B 50 cc + 300 cc water. ( total. 400 cc )

Time 16' 30'' 20° ( C ) - agitation: first minute continues - 10'' each minute



Agfa IE 160 ASA

Beutler:

Sol. A 32 cc

Sol. B 32 cc

Water. 436 cc

Time 13' 20° ( C )

agitation: first minute continues - 5" each half minute

 

[SLVR]

I shot it at 100 and processed it as per the MDC in Rodinal at 1:50. Cant remember the time off the top of my head but I do recall that I followed the MDC. Great results, though I was shooting 6x9.

https://flic.kr/p/om33vr

 

[Kevin Caulfield]

I used to rate it at 100 ISO and develop in Rodinal Special at 1+32 for 8 minutes at 20 C. Now I use FX2 and stand develop at full working strength for 45 minutes at 20 C.

 

[MDR]

Rate it at ISO 200 and develop in Rodinal (1+25 8mins 20°C) lovely lovely film maybe a bit grainy and a bit more contrasty but sharp and beautiful greys. The Massive dev. Chart has the times for Scala neg. dev. http://www.digitaltruth.com/devchart.php?Film=Scala&Developer=&mdc=Search&TempUnits=C

Good luck

 

[TheToadMen]

Agfa Scala shot at box speed (200 ASA) and developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X gave me perfect negatives.

 

[john_s]

From some old Agfa pdf files it appears that the emulsion of Scala is exactly the same as Agfa APX100. The difference is presumably the base transparency, and the speed difference is due to the differing requirements of negative compared to reversal processing.

 

[pentaxpete]

I was given about 10 cassettes of Agfa Scala 200 together with a load of Fuji Sensia 100 and Sensia II --- NO DATE so I guessed and rated it at 100 ASA and tried home-made ID11 formula 1+1 for 12 mins and got a perfect result and won and award for this photo at my Club printed on Ilford Multigrade IV Glossy ---
Scala 04 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr