GeorgeBo wrote:
Question for you Nikon lens film shooters (to keep on thread topic ) ...
Do any of you have experience with DF96 monobath and Neopan Acros II developing? That film is not listed on their developing instruction sheet. I think I read where you can do 2x the regular developing time and be ok with that film, but can't find where I read that now.
George, I'm no expert on this by a long shot and I've never used Acros II, so take what I say with a grain of salt. Your question made me curious, so I did a little quick research. I found one person who developed in DF96 and he said that he just followed the recommended time at 71F. Of course, we know that there isn't a recommended time for DF96 and Acros II.
Another review of the film that I read said that, though the reviewer doesn't know exactly what type of grain the film has, they suspect it is a tabular grain film like T-Max or Delta 100. That said, he went on to say that he processed in D-76 at the same time/temp that he would use for the original Acros. He did say that the grain is definitely different than the original Acros and is possibly even finer. This makes me think it is tabular.
I think the question comes down to whether or not Acros II is a tabular grained film with a dye layer. According to the DF96 instructions, these films should receive twice the recommended time. When I process Delta 100, I give it twice the recommended time. In my experience with Delta 100, you definitely want to prewash with water for a few minutes to remove the dye layer prior to processing. My results from rolls I processed without first removing the dye layer were very disappointing.
I think what I would do is to do a prewash of the film. If the prewash comes out pinkish (indicating a dye layer) I would double the normal DF96 time. If not, I would use the normal time.
Let us know how it turns out. After reading the rave reviews of the film, I may have to try some.
GeorgeBo wrote:
Question for you Nikon lens film shooters (to keep on thread topic ) ...
Do any of you have experience with DF96 monobath and Neopan Acros II developing? That film is not listed on their developing instruction sheet. I think I read where you can do 2x the regular developing time and be ok with that film, but can't find where I read that now.
George, I'm no expert on this by a long shot and I've never used Acros II, so take what I say with a grain of salt. Your question made me curious, so I did a little quick research. I found one person who developed in DF96 and he said that he just followed the recommended time at 71F. Of course, we know that there isn't a recommended time for DF96 and Acros II.
Another review of the film that I read said that, though the reviewer doesn't know exactly what type of grain the film has, they suspect it is a tabulart grain film like T-Max or Delta 100. That said, he went on to say that he processed in D-76 at the same time/temp that he would use for the original Acros. He did say that the grain is definitely different than the original Acros and is possibly even finer. This makes me think it is tabular.
I think the question comes down to whether or not Acros II is a tabular grained film with a dye layer. According to the DF96 instructions, these films should receive twice the recommended time. When I process Delta 100, I give it twice the recommended time. In my experience with Delta 100, you definitely want to prewash with water for a few minutes to remove the dye layer prior to processing. My results from rolls I processed without first removing the dye layer were very disappointing.
I think what I would do is to do a prewash of the film. If the prewash comes out pinkish (indicating a dye layer) I would double the normal DF96 time. If not, I would use the normal time.
Let us know how it turns out. After reading the rave reviews of the film, I may have to try some.
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