Posted by Jeff Jarboe on April 12, 2003 at 20:10:38:
Question about Efke KB B&W film
The Questions:
1) Has anyone here used Efke KB 35mm (other that dealer that sale Efke), what kind results did you get?
2) Is worth my time to try is film or would it be a waste of time
Efke manufacturers “KB” 35mm B&W ISO 25, 50 and 100 films, they clam to offer “tremendous exposure latitude and superior grayscale”.
Is this just a sales line are does Efke KB 1950 emulsion film really offer some thing that Kodak, Ilford, or Fuji don’t.
I have used Macospot UP 100 by Mahn a few times in my 127 Baby Rollei, it produced very soft images, I don’t know if is a result of the film or camera, I think this film has the same emulsion as Efke KB.
I typically use Ilford XP2 Super for B&W in both 35mm & 120 with good results.
The Questions at last!
1) Has anyone here used Efke KB 35mm (other that dealer that sale Efke), what kind results did you get?
2) Is worth my time to try is film or would it be a waste of time
Quote:
Efke films, manufactured in Croatia, are old-school emulsions with very high silver content. They have tremendous exposure latitude and superior grayscale reproduction. Efke 25, 50 and 100 are made using the ADOX formulas that were first introduced in the 1950’s. They quickly became the favorites of travel and landscape photographers”
Jeff Jarboe
Hollywood, Fla USA
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