Efke Film

This is some Efke R 100 black and white film, in 127 size. I heard that the company that made it went out of business years back because the old equipment they were using broke down and they couldn't get the parts anymore to fix the machinery. It's a shame, really, because I really liked this emulsion. This is the very last roll I have left of it. I'm saving it for a special occasion. Taken on February 21st, 2022, with my Sony Alpha SLT-a77V DSLR.

This is some Efke R 100 black and white film, in 127 size. I heard that the company that made it went out of business years back because the old equipment they were using broke down and they couldn't get the parts anymore to fix the machinery. It's a shame, really, because I really liked this emulsion. This is the very last roll I have left of it. I'm saving it for a special occasion. Taken on January 17th, 2019, with my Sony Alpha SLT-a77V DSLR.

This is the spillway at our local reservoir. Camera: Kodak Brownie Starflex (Manufacture code - YSOA - 07 mid-1962) Lens: Kodak plastic Dakon lens Film: Efke R 100 127 black and white (expired 4/2014) Aperture (Color or B&W): Color Date: January 27th, 2019, 3.02 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals at 68 degrees: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 min. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Hypam Fixer: 9 mins. Water Rinse: 2 mins. Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 min. Kodak Starflex Efke R100 127 Day 11ef

My neighbor Ginger with one of her pet bearded dragons. Camera: Ansco Cadet II Film: Efke R 100 ASA 127 black and white film Aperture: "Color" (other choice was "B&W") Date: September 11th, 2012, 2.33 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing process, chemicals were at 68 degrees: Ilford ID-11: 8 mins. Water stop bath: 1 min. (Efke suggests this and it worked.) Ilford Hypam fixer: 8 mins. Water rinse: 5 mins. Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 min. Ansco Cadet II Efke R100 12df

A mannequin holding down the fort at John Brown Melons. I purchased a nice cantaloupe that day. Believe it or not, when I purchased the cantaloupe, there were no actual humans working at this stand. There was a box where you put your money in for whatever you bought and it was on the "honor system." It must work there, for this place has been in business for as long as I can remember. Camera: Ansco Cadet II Film: Efke R 100 ASA 127 black and white film Aperture: "Color" (other choice was "B&W") Date: August 30th, 2012, 5.03 p.m. Location: Carmi, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing process, chemicals were at 68 degrees: Ilford ID-11: 8 mins. Water stop bath: 1 min. (Efke suggests this and it worked.) Ilford Hypam fixer: 8 mins. Water rinse: 5 mins. Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 min. Efke2 09ef

Another shot from the first roll of 127 I ever used. It was exposed in a Kodak Brownie Holiday camera that was passed down to me from my Grandmother Wright. I'm glad to have finally gotten to use it and "keep it in the family," so to speak. Looking at the images, it appears that in the center of the frame is a "sweet spot" of focus and toward the edges, the images gets blurrier. As long as your subject is relatively centered, it shouldn't be a problem. Camera: Kodak Brownie Holiday (made in January 1953) Film: Efke R 100 127 black and white film Aperture: F/11 (approximate) Shutter speed: 1/25 sec. (approximate) Date: September 19th, 2009 Location: Fairfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing process, chemicals were at 68 degrees: Kodak D-76 developer: 9 mins. Ilford Ilfostop stop bath: 90 secs. Kodak fixer: 7 mins. Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 min.

Taken for 127 Day. This sign welcomes you to my little town. I've had this camera for two years and this was the first chance I've had to use it. Camera: Kodak Brownie Starflex (YSOA - 07 mid-1962) Lens: Kodak plastic Dakon lens Film: Efke R 100 ISO 127 black and white (expired 4/2014) Aperture (Color or B&W): Color Shutter Speed: Approximately 1/25th of a sec. Date: January 27th, 2019, 2.40 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals at 68 degrees: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 min. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Hypam Fixer: 9 mins. Water Rinse: 2 mins. Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 min. Kodak Starflex Efke R100 127 Day 08gf

A picture from the first roll of film I ever ran through the Kodak Brownie Holiday 127 camera I inherited from my Grandmother Wright. This gazebo sits across from the Carmi Illinois Library in a small park. During the summer months, they hold concerts in it. It was my intention to go here and photograph a bronze statue that stands in front of the gazebo, but an automobile accident just a day or two before had destroyed the statue. So, I settled for the gazebo by itself. Clouds were starting to roll in and less than 20 minutes later, a powerful thunderstorm hit. Camera: Kodak Brownie Holiday (made in January 1953) Film: Efke R 100 127 black and white film Aperture: F/11 (approximate) Shutter speed: 1/25 sec. (approximate) Date: August 10th, 2009 Location: Carmi, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing process, chemicals were at 68 degrees: Kodak D-76 developer: 9 mins. Ilford Ilfostop stop bath: 90 secs. Kodak fixer: 7 mins. Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 min.

The big brick barbecue grill at our local park. Taken for 127 Day, held on January 27th, 2019. Camera: Kodak Brownie Starflex (YSOA - 07 period, 1962) Lens: Kodak plastic Dakon lens Film: Efke R 100 127 black and white (expired 4/2014) Aperture (Color or B&W): Color Date: January 27th, 2019, 3.00 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals at 68 degrees: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 min. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Hypam Fixer: 9 mins. Water Rinse: 2 mins. Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 min. Kodak Starflex Efke R100 127 Day 10df

This is for 127 Day 2019. Every year, the high school juniors get to paint their name on the side of the Lion’s Club building downtown. They used to paint on the viaduct, but it was torn down back in the 1990s. Camera: Kodak Brownie Starflex (YSOA - 07 period, 1962) Lens: Kodak plastic Dakon lens Film: Efke R 100 127 black and white (expired 4/2014) Aperture (Color or B&W): Color Date: January 27th, 2019, 2.24 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals at 68 degrees: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 min. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Hypam Fixer: 9 mins. Water Rinse: 2 mins. Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 min. Kodak Starflex Efke R100 127 Day 06ef

An old barn out in the country past our local reservoir. Camera: Yashica-44a TLR (made in 1959) Lens: Yashikor 60mm, f/3.5 Film: Efke R100 B&W 127 film Shooting program: Manual (of course!) Aperture: f/22 Shutter speed: 1/50 sec. Date: March 15, 2015, 4.15 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals at 68 degrees: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water rinse: 1 minute. Ilford stop bath: 1 minute. Water rinse: 30 seconds. Ilford Hypam fixer: 7 1/2 mins. Water rinse: 4 mins. Kodak Photo Flo: 1 min. Yashica Efke100 08ff

An old race car skeleton sitting in front of the body shop in Brownsville. Camera: Ansco Cadet II (released in the mid-1960s) Film: Efke R 100 ASA 127 black and white film Aperture: "Color" (other choice was "B&W") Date: August 30th, 2012, 5.03 p.m. Location: Brownsville, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing process, chemicals were at 68 degrees: Ilford ID-11: 8 mins. Water stop bath: 1 min. (Efke suggests this and it worked.) Ilford Hypam fixer: 8 mins. Water rinse: 5 mins. Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 min. Efke2 08gf

An old graveyard out in the country near my town. Camera: Yashica-44a TLR (made in 1959) Lens: Yashikor 60mm, f/3.5 Film: Efke R100 B&W 127 film Shooting program: Manual (of course!) Aperture: f/11 Shutter speed: 1/100 sec. Date: March 15, 2015, 4.46 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals at 68 degrees: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water rinse: 1 minute. Ilford stop bath: 1 minute. Water rinse: 30 seconds. Ilford Hypam fixer: 7 1/2 mins. Water rinse: 4 mins. Kodak Photo Flo: 1 min. Yashica Efke100 10if

There used to be another building attached to this one, but it was removed. Camera: Yashica-44a TLR (made in 1959) Lens: Yashikor 60mm, f/3.5 Film: Efke R100 B&W 127 film Shooting program: Manual (of course!) Aperture: f/22 Shutter speed: 1/50 sec. Date: March 15, 2015, 3.50 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals at 68 degrees: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water rinse: 1 minute. Ilford stop bath: 1 minute. Water rinse: 30 seconds. Ilford Hypam fixer: 7 1/2 mins. Water rinse: 4 mins. Kodak Photo Flo: 1 min. Yashica Efke100 05ef

The back of the old Norris City Auto Parts building. Taken on 127 Day 2019. Camera: Kodak Brownie Starflex (YSOA - 07 period, 1962) Lens: Kodak plastic Dakon lens Film: Efke R 100 127 black and white (expired 4/2014) Aperture (Color or B&W): Color Date: January 27th, 2019, 2.15 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals at 68 degrees: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Ilfostop Stopbath: 1 min. Water Rinse: 1 min. Ilford Hypam Fixer: 9 mins. Water Rinse: 2 mins. Kodak PhotoFlo 200: 1 min. Kodak Starflex Efke R100 127 Day 05df

The things that people throw out along the road are terrible! Camera: Yashica-44a TLR (made in 1959) Lens: Yashikor 60mm, f/3.5 Film: Efke R100 B&W 127 film Shooting program: Manual (of course!) Aperture: f/22 Shutter speed: 1/50 sec. Date: March 15, 2015, 4.40 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals at 68 degrees: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water rinse: 1 minute. Ilford stop bath: 1 minute. Water rinse: 30 seconds. Ilford Hypam fixer: 7 1/2 mins. Water rinse: 4 mins. Kodak Photo Flo: 1 min. Yashica Efke100 09ef

A pop-up trailer at the local RV store. I have left part of the unexposed negative area around the picture to show the full surface that comprised the image. Camera: Yashica-44a TLR (made in 1959) Lens: Yashikor 60mm, f/3.5 Film: Efke R100 B&W 127 film Shooting program: Manual (of course!) Aperture: f/11 Shutter speed: 1/50 sec. Date: March 15, 2015, 4.57 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals at 68 degrees: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water rinse: 1 minute. Ilford stop bath: 1 minute. Water rinse: 30 seconds. Ilford Hypam fixer: 7 1/2 mins. Water rinse: 4 mins. Kodak Photo Flo: 1 min. Yashica Efke100 11-2gf

Apparently, this new restaurant opened in my town recently. It's only 5 blocks from my house and I didn't know it was here until I took this picture. I need to get out more! Camera: Yashica-44a TLR (made in 1959) Lens: Yashikor 60mm, f/3.5 Film: Efke R100 B&W 127 film Shooting program: Manual (of course!) Aperture: f/22 Shutter speed: 1/50 sec. Date: March 15, 2015, 3.51 p.m. Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Developing chemicals at 68 degrees: Caffenol CM-RS: 11 mins. Water rinse: 1 minute. Ilford stop bath: 1 minute. Water rinse: 30 seconds. Ilford Hypam fixer: 7 1/2 mins. Water rinse: 4 mins. Kodak Photo Flo: 1 min. Yashica Efke100 06ff