Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hoppy wrote: Phil, sorry if it is a diversion from your thread. I haven't used that developer. How are you scanning? Your pics are very smooth. Cute doggie of the handbag kind! My Nikon scanner is savage on bw film no matter what I try (apparent grain from anti-aliasing, I think). =============================== Hoppy, I scanned these with an Epson 3170 flatbed. It's very smooth with BW, probably because it uses a cold light source. Not so great with color because of limited Dmax. The (small) print I made for the dog's owner looked great. I've heard other people complain about the Nikon scanners with BW, for the same reason. Diafine is an interesting developer. It's a two solution developer. The first bath is hydroquinone, for 3 minutes, without concern for temperature, emulsion type or EI. The second bath is the activator (sodium sulfite), also for 3 min. This was my first try so I'm not ready to jump on the bandwagon yet but I was pretty happy with the results. If you go to Flickr and search on Diafine as a keyword you can see what others have done with it. Some users find it grainy but with Plus-X that doesn't seem to be a problem. I'll probably try it with Tri-X sooner or later but I don't shoot a lot of film. -- Phil Swango 307 Aliso Dr SE Albuquerque, NM 87108 505-262-4085