{"id":4765,"date":"2023-12-27T06:00:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T11:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/?p=4765"},"modified":"2023-11-24T07:57:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T12:57:55","slug":"developer-review-blog-no-48-diafine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/27\/developer-review-blog-no-48-diafine\/","title":{"rendered":"Developer Review Blog No. 48 – Diafine"},"content":{"rendered":"

If there is the closest thing to a universal developer in the film photography world, that developer is Diafine. If you’re thinking, “Wait, aren’t all developers universal?” You are right; a B&W developer will develop many different film stocks. But it doesn’t often happen that two other film stocks, shot at different speeds, can be developed simultaneously. There are some examples of cross-over, but only a few. Diafine uses three main development times and a couple of unique combinations. These are shared across many different film stocks that allow you to develop multiple rolls shot multiple ways in the same tank. You can also shoot many film stocks at a faster EI than listed on the box. But there are a couple of interesting aspects of Diafine. First, it is a two-bath developer, and A and B, but you use them separately. And second, it can last forever and take a lot of films before totally exhausted. I will also admit some scepticism about Diafine’s claims, but I can honestly say that scepticism is long gone after seeing how well it performs.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> In an interesting twist, I ended up picking a lot of the same film stocks from my review of Acufine<\/a>. Including Tri-X, Retro 80s and FP4+<\/em><\/p>\n

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Technical Details<\/strong>
\nManufacturer: Omega Brandless
\nName: Diafine
\nPrimary Developer: Trade Secret<\/em>
\nType: Reusable (Two-Bath)
\nMix From: Powder<\/p>\n

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