Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/10

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Diafine
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 11:01:43 -0400

Is Acufine  - from the manufacturer who later brought out Diafine -still
around and does anyone still use it? I seem to remember using it in the
early 60s to push Tri-X to about 1600 - or am I getting Oldtimers?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Dan Post
> Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 1998 6:10 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Diafine
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> Results are mixed with two bath developers- TMY with Diafine is great, but
> in two bath D-76, it is pretty thin!
> You don't get the speed of Tri-x in diafine; With TMY it is best to use an
> ISO of about 600-650 to start.
> Dan
> dwpost@msn.com
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