Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/22
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Hi Robert,
So bulk's available, I'll try a roll or two.
Cheers,
Rich Lahrson
tripspud@transbay.net
Robert Marvin wrote:
> on 7/21/01 2:18 PM, Mike Durling wrote:
>
> > I've asked Erwin and I will ask here again, does anybody have any experience
> > with the Efke films?
>
> I've been using Efke KB 25 for several months--I like it so much that I
> ordered 5 more 100" rolls from Freestyle and put them in my freezer--I'll
> worry about a new source when they're gone. I've been rating the film @ e.i.
> 64 and developing it for 7.5 minutes in straight D23 (20% more than the time
> listed on Efke's data sheet for ID 11/D76--Efke recommends an e.i. of 50,
> but my negs were slightly too dense). The results are breathtaking--great
> tonality, very sharp, invisible grain. I imagine a developer like Rodinal
> might make more sense, but I LOVE the look of D23 & use it for everything
> now.