Using Dektol as a film developer

hi
i haven't used ansco 130 for a few years
now i use dektol ( and caffenol as an after burner )
same dilutions as i did the ansco 1:8ish for about 8mins ..
can't complain, i also use D72

DanielStone said:

also,

i have heard of people making black and white slides using c-41 color neg films in dektol and then using a reversal bath to create them. not the finest grained pieces of film, but have any of you experience with this?

if so, please let me know


thanks

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The orange mask will interfere with using color negative film for making slides.

BTW this question should have its own thread.

I've used Dektol, quick and dirty, to check which film was put in the bulk film loader, just did a few frames in the dark using stock Dektol for 3 minutes and fixed for 2 so I could find out what was in the bulk loader. Useful trick when you buy used loaders with film already inside.

The high fashion Vogue look was probably achieved using sheet film and diluted Dektol.

Some folks try Dektol thinking they can get a Kodalith look with a continuous toned film, doesn't work, even Kodalith in Dektol has less contrast than it would in a true litho developer.

Don't know much about Dektol as a film dev but I know the name of the Vogue photographer : it's Lillian Bassman.

You can try Ilford ID-3, a superb film developer, aslo known as Kodak D165 (= Selectol Soft), a superb paper developer.

Mark Antony said:

I used Dektol to develop a roll of Tech pan in the 1980's where I needed only two tones black and white
I seem to remember I rated the Tech pan at 250 but can't for the life of me remember the dilution or time for the Dektol (in those days I just gave it the time from the data sheet).
I'll see if I can dig up the negs later...
Mark

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I've used this combination as well, 250 is right for the tech pan, but I can't recall the dilution or time either. Black and white indeed, two zones at the extremes and nothing else!