Neofin Blue

[kajabbi]

For those purists who do their own developing. Neofin Blue developer

is now available, along with Efke 25(adox 14) film at Fotoimpex

U.S.A.(J and C Photo). Neofin Blue is outstanding on PanF as well.

[cabophoto]

Ned,

 

yes, Neofin Blue gives excelent tonality with Pan F+ (and Delta 100). However, the grain gets significantly bigger than with, say, ID 11.

 

Carsten

 

http://www.cabophoto.com/

[kajabbi]

Hi Carsten,

I agree but, with finer grain developers comes a loss of sharpness. With those films, you would have to be producing wall murals to see a significant difference. With those sized enlargements, camera motion would a more deciding factor.

[cabophoto]

Ned,

 

>>With those films, you would have to be producing wall murals to see a significant difference

 

the difference is very visible in the 4000 dpi scans I make with my Canon FS4000US. For whatever reason the scans look much more grainy than a conventional print anyway.

 

Carsten

[joseph_walsh2]

Ned, Carsten:

 

Is grain really an issue with these slow films? I suppose it might be for 20" x 24" prints from 35mm. Otherwise, I would think tonality differences, if any, would be the issue. Where am i going wrong here?

Does Neofin Blue have any other desirable properties v-a-v. EFKE 25?

 

 

I shot my first roll of EFKE 25 and Ilford PanF last week with a Mamiya 7. Developed in 1-2 Xtol. At 16x20 I can barely find the grain with my Scoponet Grain Focuser.

[ole_tjugen]

Just dropping in from another forum to say that Neofin and EFKE is a fantastic combination, which should be tried if only for the exceptional tonality.