Digital BW, The Print

By coincidence, Woody and Scott, I heard of Efke 25 in this article

<http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/enough-already.shtml>

which seems to me of more general interest. Here is a quote from it 
about Efke and how Pete Myers uses it.

>[snip]
>In all seriousness, here is what I use: I shoot monochrome, so the 
>film of choice for me is Efke 25 - a relatively new, "old-school" 
>film from Croatia. It is sold here stateside by John Anderson at J 
>and C Photo. This is a microparticle film, with a high silver 
>content, and extremely uniform grain. I rate the film at ISO 6 
>(six), and meter for the dark fields of the image subject with the 
>camera's internal light meter. I shoot my Leica lens opened up to f4 
>or f2.8, with a number 8 contrast filter (I like B+W MRC filters). I 
>shoot with a carbon fiber monopod and a Really Right Stuff 
>quick-release system.
>
>My friends, Jeff and Katherine Cox at Cox B&W Lab, dutifully run the 
>film though their dunk and dip Xtol system at 7 minutes and 21.25 
>degrees C. I ship the film to them by FedEx with "Do Not X-Ray: 
>Exposed Photographic Film" stickers on the shipping box. Their 
>personal lab care results in scratch-free negatives, which my 
>Hasselblad/Imacon 343 scans as if it were butter-rich and creamy!
>[snip]

I'm sorry none of the links in the quote survived extraction of it.
--
Sam


>I've been experimenting with 100 speed films for a few
>months. [snip]
>
>But I too have been intruighed by the EFKE 25 film. What is
>the best soup for this film? Scanning on a Coolscan V, what
>kind of enlargements might such scans support? Would this
>be a suitable "portrait" film with studio lighting?
>
>Any and all enlightenment greatly appreciated.
>
>Scott
>
>Elwood Spedden wrote:
>
>>  Has anyone yet used the EFKE 25 speed film. I have
>>  read some good things about it and just ordered a few
>>  rolls to try.
>>
>>  Would welcome feedback on any experiences
>>
>>  Woody Spedden
>  > [snip]

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