Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's been almost half a century since I've used Adox films, but I still remember the different variants quite well. The three emulsions available in North America were KB14 (10 ASA), KB17 (25 ASA, and KB21 (80 ASA); these speed ratings are based on processing in Tetanal Neofin Blue for the two slower films and Neofin Red for the fast guy. The KB14 was sharp, almost grainless and very contrasty, KG17 seemed to have more tonal range, and KB21 was quite grainy,with harsh middle tones (harsher than Ilford FP3 or Gevaert, for instance) but very sharp. Perutz Pergrania, a 10 ASA film, was at least as good as any of them, when you could find it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raimo K" <raimo.m.korhonen@uusikaupunki.fi> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 3:05 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: Adox and Efke > 25 ISO is 15 DIN - and the system did change a bit some time - long ago - > so quite possibly the original Adox KB-14 was 14 DIN, translated now as 25 > ISO, a difference of 1/3 stop. > All the best! > Raimo K > Personal photography homepage at: > http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342@cox.net> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 10:19 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: Adox and Efke > > >> The KB-14 was ASA 25. According to J&C, the Efke 25 is going to be >> packaged as Adox again. I don't know if they will call it KB-14 or KB 25, >> but it is the same speed. I think the Minox films made by EFKE are still >> packaged as Adox. >> >>> >>> From: David Keenan <ausdlk@swbell.net> >>> Date: 2006/01/12 Thu PM 03:03:30 EST >>> To: <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Subject: [Leica] RE: Adox and Efke >>> >>> I've found KB-25, KB-50, and KB-100, but no KB-14... >>> >>> >As long as somewhere in the Slavic world someone is making Adox KB-14, >>> >I'll keep shooting film. >>> >>> Dave. >>> -- >>> David Keenan, ausdlk@swbell.net on 1/12/2006 >>> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >