davisr wrote:


Has anyone tried developing the cheap "Legacy Pro" film, sold by
Freestyle Photo, with the caffenol method? I'd like to see how it turns
out before investing in 100' of the stuff. (I'm just starting to shoot
film, and I'd like to lower costs as much as possible, hence my
inquiry.)

Have you had any success with caffenol already?

IMHO if you are trying to save money why would you waste it on "experimental"
developing methods? I think you would be better buying a developer that can
be reused and replelenished if you do a lot of film and if you are a one
roll a week person, a developer that can be highly diluted.

I spent many many years using Edwal FG7, which I believe is still sold, but
the company changed hands and since 9/11 it can no longer be shipped by air,
so it is hard or impossible to get outside of the US (which I am).

FG7 is diluted at use 1 part developer to 15 parts water (1 oz makes 16),
which will develop a 120 or 35mm roll of film in a Paterson tank, or
a 120 or 2 35mm rolls in stainless steel. If you save the developer in
a bottle with an airtight lid, you can develop a second roll of film in
the same 16 ounces if you did it in a Paterson tank, and do it the same
day.

Another wonderful developer for cheap results (which some people love, others
hate) is Rodinal. You can dilute it 25:1, 50:1 or 100:1 with different
results.

Rodinal was always sold as a liquid, but since the formula (both original
and the "new and improved") are well known, you can buy it in powder form
if you have problems with mailing corrosive liquids.

Geoff.


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