Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What a coincidence i just read on imx.nl that it is the same film that is branded as gigabit elsewhere. I got this develloper for it in the 6 roll kit http://www.8x11film.com/spur/navengl.html Thank you for the information. simon jessurun amsterdam the netherlands ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deveney, Marty (PIRSA)" <deveney.marty@saugov.sa.gov.au> To: <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 12:40 AM Subject: [Leica] copex question > Simon, > Hi Simon, > > >Hallo i will have to devellop some rolls of agfa copex shortly > >Would anyone care to offer any advice? > > One of the best developers for Copex is the Gigabit developer sold in kits > with rolls of Copex re-named as 'Gigabit'. The developer can be bought on > its own from Fotoimpex in Berlin (Mirko and his crew offer great service). > > Technidol also works, though I don't have any information on times. I > wonder if Kodak will stop making Technidol now that TechPan has been > discontinued? > > POTA or any of the other low-contrast developers also work. At a pinch you > can use Rodinal 1+300, Xtol 1+5 or C41 developer, but I've never had much > luck with highly dilute developers and copy films. Others have shown me > magnificent results that they have obtained with C41 developer, but when I > tried it, the results just looked plain strange to me. > > I know you like Techpan and have got some great results with it, but I can't > help but wonder why anyone would try to get pictorial results from slow, > slow, slow copy films when Delta 100, Fuji Acros and Xtol exist. > > Later, > > Marty > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >