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Acros 100, the long route
I´ve been trying to test Acros 100 for ages now. But for some reason a compound of non-related issues has prevented me from doing so. First my Mac decided to have a disk crash, so scanning any...
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Acros 100 unintentionally overexposed by not one, not two, but most likely 5...
My Kowa leaf shuttered 85mm lens developed a shutter issue at the exact same time I started testing Acros 100. At first I thought my very dense negatives were due to my getting the development all...
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Acros 100 Re-used Caffenol-C-M and night photography
Acros 100 saves time when doing night photography. Why? Because it has practically no reciprocity at all. For shots up to several minutes in length you can shoot as metered. See examples...
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More on re-using Caffenol
Its been a while since the last post. I´ve been busy on other fronts, building a 6x17 camera out of a Cognac case for one thing. More on that later.When it comes to Caffenol and using a batch for more...
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Really, really mature Caffenol
I´ve not had the opportunity to develop any films these last two months. As a result I have a litre or more of each of the main components maturing in my cellar. They are now more than 4 months old....
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Two new experiences in one: Shanghai GP3 and Caffenol-C-M (RS)
Inspired by my fellow Caffenol advocates on flickr, imagesfrugales (Reinhold) and mikeinlagardette (Mike), I had to try out som cheap (and cheerful?) Chinese film. Also wanted to try out a new version...
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I Adore, the 6x17 camera
The "I Adore" front (notice the sliding back door cover protruding from the side handle)When I built my first DIY camera I started the project with the intention of building a 6x17. Somewhere down the...
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More on Reduced Sodium Carbonate C-M
A note: The idea of a reducing the pH of Caffenol-C-M and H is not new. Some claim ownership to the idea, I find that rather pretentious, its not as if one mind and one mind only can come up with such...
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Caffenol-C-L - low pH semi stand
I´ve not tried Reinhold´s stand version of Caffenol yet. I´m probably not patient enough to wait for an hour or more for the film to develop, especially since my results with normal agitated...
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Caffenol-C-L and TMX 135
Have not done much 135 film since I started using film again. Used to large negatives and the lovely results this gives you, I thought I'd try to give the smaller format a fighting chance to prove...
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Some catching up to do
Summer has been about all things not Caffenol, or anything DIY at all. Not had the time nor energy to do much testing. Though a few films have been given the once over.Those that met with success...
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Polaroids - yes instant film
I´ve recently started trying out instant pack film. Though Polaroid no longer make film, others do. Fuji make pack film for 4x5 and the 100 type film (3 1/4" x 4 1/4"). The Impossible project make...
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PolyPan F and C-C-M
Luck would have it that I was given 10 or so rolls of 135 PolyPan F (evidently an Ilford cine film, 50 ASA with little or no anti-halation layer). Using input from fellow Caffenol experimenters on Apug...
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Polaroid Pathfinder 110A brought back to life
A friend sent me an old 110A, believing I could revive it to actually taking pictures again. I pondered on many 4x5 conversion solutions, ending up looking long and good at Noah Schwartz´low profile...
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Lucy the hybrid 120 roll film adapter
I´ve been having way too much fun with the 600SE converted 110A. With two CB-103 pack film backs I am equipped for any Polaroid occasion. One loaded with FP100C, the other with FP100B or 3000B. I like...
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Kodak Tri-X (TX400 or 400TX) in Caffenol-C-H
I´ve recently developed two rolls of Tri-X. Both over expiry, one of the previous emulsion, and one of the current. Both worked out well.Tri-X has always been Tri-X. But look at the designation on the...
View ArticleA Kickstarter project worth supporting
HiThought I would let you know of a project that I hope will get the funding needed to go full steam ahead. Grabriel M. Aguirre a gifted photographer, known to many at RangeFinderForum (RFF) as...
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Focusing off
After swapping to the Ektar I collimated the lens yet again.Now with Kodak Ektar 127/f4.7 in Synchro-Compur shutterThe shutters are not the same, and even if they were (the same thickness for...
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I adore the I Adore
Though it worked fine from the get go, I have been tinkering a bit with the 6x17 "I Adore" camera over the last few months. Small things, some cosmetic, some practical. Made the light seals more...
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Caffenol Cookbook
I've been privileged to be part of a web publication collaboration on the subject of Caffenol.Though not entirely finished at the time of the posting, it is not far from completion. Please note that it...
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In time for the Worldwide Pinhole day?
Bad weather over the weekend tends to result in indoor projects of some sort. No backlog of film to develop or scan, so I had to find something else to do. What about a 4x5 Pinhole camera, might indeed...
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Polaview camera
I originally bought a bare bones Polaroid 600SE body with a Polaroid Super Wide in mind. Ideally with a 65mm Mamiya Sekor or similar. But I never really got round to it. The body has been lying about...
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My DUO
Late last year I saw some pictures of a prototype Polaroid TLR on flickr member "kkado" stream. I amongst others thought that the design had such promise, a Kickstart project would not be out of place....
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6x24 pinhole camera?
DIY it? Well yes, why not? Inspired by my success with the "I Adore" 6x17 made from a Cognac case, a Vermeer 6x17 curved film plane pinhole camera, and a by no means subtle hint from a friend who sent...
View ArticleCaffenol C-M and C-H (RS/RSA)
Reinhold of Caffenol.Blogspot.com fame has been so kind as to post an article I wrote on how the RS and RSA versions of his recipes came about, and why I named them as I did.Hello coffee (ab)users, I'm...
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