silberkorn :D Hello, Now that Dormoolen in Hamburg and Oschatz in Wiesbaden have stopped the Agfa Scala process due to a lack of Agfa chemicals, and with stocks at Mayer in Munich and Studio/13 in Stuttgart only set to last for a limited time, I’ll probably have to develop my stockpiled Agfa Scala 200x rolls myself in the canister from now on. Unfortunately, AgfaPhoto GmbH is keeping completely tight-lipped with regard to development instructions and simply provides the incorrect information that developing Scala in a canister is not possible. That is why I now need your help: how can I correctly develop Scala, which is exposed at its nominal sensitivity of 200 ASA, using, for example, the Foma reversal kit? Regards, Jo
cfb_de Hi Jo, If you read the thread "Alternatives to Fomapan..." a little further down, you'll find all the information you need. Best regards, Franz
PhilippReichmuth If you read the thread "Alternative to Fomapan..." a bit further down, you'll find all the information you need.It’s “only” 125 ISO, though. If that’s enough... Philipp
silberkorn Thanks for the quick replies. The guide by Michael W. Hilgert and Roman J. Rohleder is very detailed and has been a great help – even if the Scala loses a bit of speed in their method (125 instead of 200 ASA). I’m quite happy with that. I don’t (yet) own a Jobo processor, but it should work just as well manually in the canister. The only question then is the agitation rhythm. Which would you recommend? Constant for the first 30 seconds, then the first ten seconds of every new minute? Regards Jo
Christoph I’m planning to try out the Agfa Scala (125 ASA) in the Fomakit soon. I also found this article online where it’s been tested, using a standard development time of 12 minutes, just like for the Fomapan R 100. I’ve developed the Fomapan R 100 a total of eight times now. When developing it for the first time, I agitated every 3 seconds for the first minute, then every 10 seconds. For the other rolls, I agitated every 10 seconds. The results turned out excellent. Why shouldn’t this also work for the Agfa Scala? As I said above, I’ll give it a go soon. Regards Christoph
silberkorn I know that Dormoolen has got the production line up and running again. For the time being, it looks as though the supply of Agfa chemicals for the Scala process is secure. Let’s hope it stays that way. Best regards, Jo
Christoph I’ve just developed an Agfa Scala using the Foma developer. I followed the same procedure as for the Fomapan R 100. At first glance, the Scala, with an exposure of 22 DIN, has come out well.
