Strange Brew - Caffenol

[Axle]

Blown away. Both by the smell, and the sharpness in these images. For those unfamiliar with the term Caffenol, it's the term used for a home made developer using instant coffee. These are the first roll in an ongoing experiment in Caffenol to test and prove (or disprove) the theory that the cheaper the instant coffee, the better developing power it has. This was developed using the Caffenol-C-M recipe, using $5.00 Folgers Instant Coffee, along with Water, Vit-C powder, and Washing Soda. Shot on Fuji Acros 100 with my Rolleiflex 2.8F (Yellow Filtered).

[hminx]

your organic processing doesn't seem to have a detrimental effect on image quality, nice shots Alex.

[Don Schaeffer]

That's unbelievable! You are having fun like in the 1870s.

[Axle]

That's unbelievable! You are having fun like in the 1870s.

haha, 1870s? I haven't gone to Wet Plate yet, those chemicals are nasty. But I know people who do that process.

[armando_m]

wow ! so interesting !!

[mattb]

Really cool. Great photos too!

[Axle]

Here we go, roll 2, same ingredients just using Nescafe ($8.00) this time around. Slightly flatter images tone wise, not as sharp, but still useable results

[Axle]

Roll Three, Davidoff Espresso 57 - the $11.00 bottle and most expensive. It actually produced the cleanest negs, excellent sharpness and fantastic tonal range and depth.