Alex LuyckxMar 17

Do we need another D-76 clone? Why yes, yes we do! Adox D-76 works and mixes up easier than some other clones out there.

http://www.alexluyckx.com/blog/2026/03/17/developer-review-blog-no-56-adox-d-76/

#filmphotography #adox #photography #chemistry #believeinfilm #shootfilmbenice

Show threadTonyMar 17

@AlexLuyckxPhoto Interesting - this may finally be the thing that makes me stop hating ID-11 and D76. The short shelf life always drove me nuts.

Also, Alex... clean your damn scans, man. Jesus. 😅

Show threadAlex LuyckxMar 17
@coldkennels It's okay not to like something. Also thanks! I've been working hard to improve my scanning, and Silverfast has helped a lot! My V700 is still running strong.
Show threadTonyMar 17

@AlexLuyckxPhoto Thing is, ID-11 is really, *really* versatile. I just wish I didn't have to develop six films in the space of a week whenever I mix the stuff. This might solve that problem.

Have you tried Silverfast's Photoshop plugin for dust removal? It took me a bit of experimenting to figure out how to optimise it, but god, it saves SO much time: https://www.picture-plugins.com/

Home | SRDx Photoshop Plugin

The new innovative SRDx Plug-in (Smart Removal of Defects) is exactly what you need to efficiently remove lots of small defects like dust and scratches from your precious images to have them shine again.

SRDx Photoshop Plugin
Show threadRalph BrandiMar 17
@coldkennels @AlexLuyckxPhoto That looks really interesting. I use Silverfast and find the SRDx stuff there less helpful than I would like, but their demos as a Photoshop plugin look promising.
Show threadTonyMar 17
@thereisnocat @AlexLuyckxPhoto It is pretty good. You can fine-tune the sensitivity, manually mask off areas to leave alone, and even brush out sections where it's being tricked to clean up manually using the retouch brush later. There's been some negs where it's saved me at least an hour's work - my last "darkroom" was a dusty and crumbling mess!
Show threadJon Bosak6d ago
@coldkennels @thereisnocat @AlexLuyckxPhoto 1/ In my tests, SRDx begins to cause a loss of detail at sensitivity set higher than 13. And it pretty much always trashes specular highlights (which include glasses, wires, catchlights in eyes and on teeth, surface sheen on anything shiny like smooth buttons, reflections on instruments and stage gear, etc.) though it does allow you to paint those areas out of the cleanup. So I don't use it unless it's absolutely necessary. But then it's a life-saver.
Show threadJon Bosak6d ago
@coldkennels @thereisnocat @AlexLuyckxPhoto 2/ My BIG problem with SRDx is that it doesn't like Affinity Photo (unless someone knows a way, please tell me), and used as a Photoshop CS6 plugin, it will reliably crash PS if invoked more than twice, or sometimes even just once. So my workflow now includes leaving PS entirely at the end of every frame in a particularly dirty batch of negs and restarting PS with the next one. Has anyone here solved this?
Show threadTony6d ago
@bosak @thereisnocat @AlexLuyckxPhoto I'm using Photoshop 2024, so I'm afraid I can't help you there. I don't experience any crashes. I suggest you don your favourite eyepatch and upgrade, to be honest.
Show threadJon Bosak6d ago
@coldkennels I can't upgrade CS6. All I can do is give up on owning my own software and sign up to send payments in eternity to use something that is incorporating increasing numbers of features that I don't want. If there had been a CS9, I would happily have upgraded.
@thereisnocat @AlexLuyckxPhoto
Show threadTony6d ago
@bosak @thereisnocat @AlexLuyckxPhoto all I’m saying is that with the right eyepatch and maybe a hook for a hand, anything is possible. 😅
Show threadAlex Luyckx6d ago

@coldkennels @bosak

If nothing is actually owned, then piracy is legal.

@thereisnocat

Show threadTony

@AlexLuyckxPhoto @bosak @thereisnocat precisely this. I would happily pay for a stand alone lifetime license for something I use daily. I will not pay a subscription for something that could disappear or change in a way that ruins it tomorrow.

Now fetch me my cannon and lash the sails, we have work to do…

Mar 18 at 11:20amIceCubesApp
Show threadAlex Luyckx6d ago

@coldkennels @bosak @thereisnocat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G_L9tXEwmc

The Last Saskatchewan Pirate by Captain Tractor

YouTube
Show threadTony6d ago
@AlexLuyckxPhoto @bosak @thereisnocat This might be the most Canadian thing I've watched since Due South.