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Dev time for Fomapan 200 in Caffenol?
« on: June 25, 2014, 03:17:37 AM »
Yeah, I know - same question, different film. Anyway, I grabbed a few rolls of Fomapan 200 in 120 (Arista-branded from Freestyle), and I'm trying to figure out a starting point for development in Caffenol; I can't find anything definitive online. I'm assuming I should go with C-H (RS) rather than C-M (RS) due to the speed. The other films I've done in C-H (RS) (Tri-X and HP5+) have worked well at 15min@20C, but those are 400 rather 200, and fully traditional grain structure vs. the hybrid grain structure of the Fomapan 200 (from what I've read, at least). Anyone using this film and developer combo, and if so, what times are you using? Thanks.
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Re: Dev time for Fomapan 200 in Caffenol?
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2014, 11:33:19 AM »
I give FomaPan 200 4X5 12 minutes in Caffenol C-M (rs) :)

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Re: Dev time for Fomapan 200 in Caffenol?
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2014, 12:28:42 PM »
I give FomaPan 200 4X5 12 minutes in Caffenol C-M (rs) :)

No issues with base fog without the restrainer?
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Re: Dev time for Fomapan 200 in Caffenol?
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2014, 10:39:26 PM »
Oh "beep" I do use restrainer, so it´s Caffenol CH (rs).. My bad!  ::)

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Re: Dev time for Fomapan 200 in Caffenol?
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2014, 05:33:21 PM »
FYI, I decided to use Caffenol-C-H (RS) for 15 minutes at 20degC as my baseline. There's a little base fog, but not bad, and the development otherwise looks pretty good. I may tweak the time downward a bit, but it's OK as it is.
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