ron_gratz

Efke is not the only 127 film left on the market.

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Makophot now sells 127 panchromatic B&W film. I bought a bunch from

B&H photo a few weeks ago and the results are great. Makophot also

markets 120 and 4x5 Infrared film for those who are interested.

Try any darkroom workshop being conducted by John Sexton. He is the

connsumate master and a great teacher. You will not be disappointed.

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For a review of his workshop at Anderson Arts Ranch see:

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http://www.photo.net/neighbor/view-one?neighbor_to_neighbor_id=19466

You might try processing in Acufine Developer. The exposure indices

are higher for that developer than for conventional developers.

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I dont have a can available to give the exact values & times but they

should be on the can (available at most stores than sell

photochemicals).

The developing times/temperatures for XTOL developer and a wide range

of films (including Agfa & Ilford films) is given on the Kodak WEB

site below:

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http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/j109/j109

.shtml#946585

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Ron Gratz

I have used Agfapan 25 for many years with superb results. Agfa has

now discontinued the film and my guess is that most dealer's stocks

have been exhausted.

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As a replacement, I am using Ilford Delta 100. When processed in

Kodak's new XTOL developer I am getting the same super fine grain,

great sharpness and a full tonal range. It doesn't seem to block up in

the highlights as does TMAX 100 (in TMAX developer). This is now my

film/developer combination of choice for 35mm, 120 and 4x5.