Efke 25

[Robert]

Ya that's why I keep thinking of lith films. 25ISO is just too fast for me-)))

[avandesande]

You can feel the difference. When they are wet, efke films have a soft,smooth, rubbery feel to them, and scratch easily. Forte has a tough matte feel and is much more scratch resistant. Efke films do not have a hardened supercoat.

[clogz]

A few snippets of information gleaned from the Fotoimpex catalogue regarding Efke film:
- do not overexpose and/or overdevelop the ISO 25 and 50 films
- hardening fixer is recommended
-Efke films are made according to old Adox film recipes.
-the layer on which the emulsion is cast comes from Orwo.
-development temperature is critical.

Hope this helps a bit.

[Ole]

Those on the Portfolio list will see what I think of "do not overdevelop".

[Aggie]

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[bmac]

I got it at Photographers Supply in SF. I can get an addy for you if you are interested.

Brian

[bmac]

Ok back from my walk with the kid, I looked up the info. Photographer's supply
(415) 495-8640 436 Bryant St in SF. a Couple of blocks off of 101 coming from the South Bay. Don't buy it all now

[Aggie]

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[fingel]

Efke 25 is my favorite film. I have been using it for about 1 year now in 120, and got some 4x5 over the summer. I didn't like it in Pyro to much, but love it in Rodinal @ 1:50.
You guys in the postcard exchange, my first postcard "weeds" was shot on Efke 25 with no filter in Rodinal.
Aggie, bring some empty film holders on Tuesday and I will bring a box of the Efke 25 4x5 you can load up and try out.

[MikeK]

I have been shooting EFKE films since the early 80's. In fact I still have around a 100 rolls that expired back in 1988 but it is deep frozen and works just great.

My favorite is EFKE 25 (RB14) and I shoot it at an EI of 25 and develop in Rodinal 1:100 for 20 minutes at 68F. Magic combination.

I also have RB17 and RB21 emulsions.

My closest supplier is the Looking Glass in Berkley, CA

Mike