Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>does anybody have any experience with the Efke films? I heard there was >some quality-control problems but I never talked to anyone who actually used these films. Yep. I am living in Berlin and buying my stuff from Fotoimpex. I tested some EFKE 100 bulk two years ago. I liked the tonality (due to huge silver content?). But found out when carefully inspecting the negs with a 8x loupe that the negs had small cracks (the Film base is produced by ORWO) all over them, all directions. Seemed to me the film was stored in a dry place. The best dev. ist Calbe A 49 (available through Fotoimpex). I use however Foma 400 film (in bulk also) a lot. It is the film I have settled with after using tri-X (which has undergone some changes and is by far not anymore the emulsion that I like in the 8oth), HP5plus, Agfapan 400 and many others. Grain and tonality is exactly what I was looking for. Dev. (in my hand) is 10:15 min in Calbe A 49 (20°C) for IE 400. Christian Becker - -- Sent through GMX FreeMail - http://www.gmx.net