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![Hello readers, I know it was pretty quiet last year here on the blog. It’s not that I had no […]](https://www.caffenol.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_0209-0-36x36.jpg "Welcome Tina Bele – Piller Cuveeol recipe")
Welcome Tina Bele – Piller Cuveeol recipe
11 January 2015 8:00 PM | 3 CommentsHello readers, I know it was pretty quiet last year here on the blog. It’s not that I had no […]
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![I recently asked in the Caffenol Facebook group how I should shoot a roll of Kodak Technical Pan. Many people suggested […]](https://www.caffenol.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Screenshot-2014-02-07-18.35.58-36x36.png "Technical Pan in Caffenol-SMT / Mini Workshop")
Technical Pan in Caffenol-SMT / Mini Workshop
07 February 2014 5:29 PM | 2 CommentsI recently asked in the Caffenol Facebook group how I should shoot a roll of Kodak Technical Pan. Many people suggested […]
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![After a long, long (too long) break, we continue with our Series “A Coffee with…” where we present analog enthusiasts […]](https://www.caffenol.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Becky-Ramotowski1-36x36.jpg "A Coffee with…No. 7 – Becky Ramotowski")
A Coffee with…No. 7 – Becky Ramotowski
04 February 2014 9:16 AM | No CommentsAfter a long, long (too long) break, we continue with our Series “A Coffee with…” where we present analog enthusiasts […]
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![Mark your calendars! I will teach a 2 days caffenol workshop from 31.08-01.09.2013 together with Marco Spalluto at the Leica […]](https://www.caffenol.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/small-flyer-36x36.png "LeiCaffenol – Caffenol Workshop in the Leica Gallery Salzburg")
LeiCaffenol – Caffenol Workshop in the Leica Gallery Salzburg
28 June 2013 7:25 AM | 2 CommentsMark your calendars! I will teach a 2 days caffenol workshop from 31.08-01.09.2013 together with Marco Spalluto at the Leica […]
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Equipment Archive
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![Someone in the caffenol Facebook group asked if there is a faster development process then caffenol, and I referred him […]](https://www.caffenol.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hotcaffenol-115x115.png "Hot Coffee")
Hot Coffee
Posted on July 3, 2012 | 3 CommentsSomeone in the caffenol Facebook group asked if there is a faster development process then caffenol, and I referred him […] -
![Niklas Rühl posted a picture in our Facebook Group of a negative developed in Wineol, an alternate devolper that is […]](https://www.caffenol.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Testchart-115x115.png "Wineol – Red Wine developer")
Wineol – Red Wine developer
Posted on June 20, 2012 | 42 CommentsNiklas Rühl posted a picture in our Facebook Group of a negative developed in Wineol, an alternate devolper that is […] -
![This is an article of fine art figure photographer Scott Nichol from Allentown, PA, USA. You can visit his blog at http://www.silverystars.com/somanystars/. The Original article […]](https://www.caffenol.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Caffenol-1_3-115x115.jpg "<!--:en-->Fomapan 400 in Caffenol-STD – Experiments and Results. And Large Format<!--:-->")
Fomapan 400 in Caffenol-STD – Experiments and Results. And Large Format
Posted on March 11, 2012 | 8 CommentsThis is an article of fine art figure photographer Scott Nichol from Allentown, PA, USA. You can visit his blog at http://www.silverystars.com/somanystars/. The Original article […] -
![Today I will post some pictures, that show how much fun experimenting with Caffenol can be. Igor says: “These pictures were taken […]](https://www.caffenol.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/3273678857_46db6816fd_z-115x115.jpg "<!--:en-->Pictures from the sea (literally, as far as fixer concerns)<!--:-->")
Pictures from the sea (literally, as far as fixer concerns)
Posted on April 6, 2011 | 8 CommentsToday I will post some pictures, that show how much fun experimenting with Caffenol can be. Igor says: “These pictures were taken […] -
![We have received several comments, that teaspoon measuring is not the preferred way in mixing up your caffenol brew, as […]](https://www.caffenol.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DE258093-115x115.jpg "<!--:en-->The Delta Recipe Goes Standard.<!--:-->")
The Delta Recipe Goes Standard.
Posted on January 9, 2011 | 26 CommentsWe have received several comments, that teaspoon measuring is not the preferred way in mixing up your caffenol brew, as […] -
![Caffenol-C in all variants makes a wonderful developer for negative film and if used carefully, it can be used for […]](https://www.caffenol.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/EPSON001-115x115.jpg "<!--:en-->Caffenol as paper developer<!--:-->")
Caffenol as paper developer
Posted on December 15, 2010 | 7 CommentsCaffenol-C in all variants makes a wonderful developer for negative film and if used carefully, it can be used for […] -
![I cleaned up my camera cabinet yesterday and stumbled upon my Action sampler camera where I remembered I shot some film with […]](https://www.caffenol.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Actionsampler-115x115.jpg "<!--:en-->Action!<!--:-->")
Action!
Posted on November 28, 2010 | No CommentsI cleaned up my camera cabinet yesterday and stumbled upon my Action sampler camera where I remembered I shot some film with […] -
Density
Posted on October 27, 2010 | No Commentsf you read a bit about caffenol development or development in general, you will quickly learn phrases like "my negatives came out very dense" or "negatives where thin, but scanned fine". So what does all that mean? If you develop color films in caffenol, most likely you will get dense negatives (dense meaning you cannot see through the film in this case), positive films and High ISO films will be denser then low ISO films. These negatives are not very good to produce prints on paper, as contrast is quite low and they have an orange mask. High ISO B&W Films will most likely come out very thin and will look like underdeveloped negatives. Both types will scan fine and with a small amount of Post Processing (Level adjustments) they will look good on a screen. -
Caffeafine (Using Caffenol-C as 2 step developer)
Posted on October 19, 2010 | 5 CommentsA friend of mine recently told me about Diafine, a quite famous dual solution developer that is said to push mid tones by 1 stop. Diafine is a compensating developer, meaning you put in Solution A, let the film rest for 4 minutes with maybe 1 slow agitation per minute, pour out Solution A (both solutions can be reused) and then put in Solution B and let it develop further 4 minutes with agitation that is specific to the used film. I was amazed about the tonality that the developer brings, and because I like experimenting, I thought why not try out something like that with Caffenol. Of course I knew that it will most probably not push the mids, and I cannot reuse the Caffenol mix, but it was fun for the experiment.A friend of mine recently told me about Diafine, a quite famous dual solution developer that is said to push mid tones by 1 stop. Diafine is a compensating developer, meaning you put in Solution A, let the film rest for 4 minutes with maybe 1 slow agitation per minute, pour out Solution A (both solutions can be reused) and then put in Solution B and let it develop further 4 minutes with agitation that is specific to the used film. I was amazed about the tonality that the developer brings, and because I like experimenting, I thought why not try out something like that with Caffenol. Of course I knew that it will most probably not push the mids, and I cannot reuse the Caffenol mix, but it was fun for the experiment. -
ISO 50
Posted on September 3, 2010 | 1 Commenthen I started analogue photography, I wanted to shoot on grainy high speed films primarily, preferable at night. So far I have not managed to do a grainy night shooting, but did buy a lot of different films just to see, how they look in caffenol. So this week I tried Ilford Pan F 50, a panchromatic ISO 50 film. And as I currently have an Olympus OM4-Ti, it was just perfect to try out the spot metering features of it.