This might be the most complete tutorial I’ve come across on developing black and white film with coffee (yes, it really works!). In addition to the recipe, it’s got pictures of every step, including the final results.
Check it out at Photo Utopia!
Tag: coffee
Washing soda film developer test drive: coffee and vitamin C
Justin Ouellette took two washing soda-based DIY film developers out for a test: coffee (aka caffeinol or folgernol) and vitamin C, with Rodinal as a reference.
I tried coffee once and got no development whatsoever. While this seems uncommon as I’ve never heard or read about this happening to anyone else, it does illustrate the [hopefully obvious] point that testing weird developers on rolls that you actually care about is a bad idea. Against that hope of obviousness, I tested it on a roll I was really excited about and learned the lesson the hard way. Dumbass. I haven’t tried it again, but Justin’s results are inspiring enough to make me want to give it another go.