IR in Diafine

[Jim MacKenzie <dusyk&barlow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Date: Thu, 12 Sep 96 14:51:57 
> From: scarleton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: INFRARED-PHOTOGRAPHY@xxxxx
> Subject: another new guy on the block (list)
> Message-ID: <9608128425.AA842565117@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
>      There is one question about developers:  At one time I had a catalog 
>      from a company that sold tons of different types of B&W chemicals. 
>      Mostly Developers for film and paper.  They had one developer that I 
>      just loved, it was made up of a part A and B solution.  you soaked the 
>      film in the A solution for at least a minute.  This A solution was the  
>      fuel of the whole development process.  Then you put in the part B 
>      solution.  The cool thing about this B solution what that it was 
>      powered by the A solution that was left behind.  You could NOT wash 
>      out the highlights and you got very good shadow detail.  In other 
>      words this is a VERY, VERY low contrast developer.  The one roll of 
>      HIE I suoped in this look real cool.  I was wondering if anyone know 
>      of the company I bought this from, are they still around???

Could it be Photographer's Formulary?  They are in Montana; I have their
number
at home.  They have a two bath developer.

Acufine also has a developer known as Diafine which is similar.  Has
anyone
used it with IR?  I have a batch of it at home that I haven't mixed that
was given to me by a friend; I've been waiting to buy a bulk film loader
and some bulk film to run some experiments (have some T-max 400 to try
in
it now).  However, this thread got me thinking that it might be good to
use for infrared.

Does IR film work in autumn?  Foliage season is just on the verge of
starting
here.  Maybe it's not too late to go shoot IR on Saturday :-)

Jim

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