Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Andrew: Do it on a Jobo if you can, otherwise, you need a tempering bath. I have heard electic frying pans or aquarium heaters suggested for tempering. The Kodak 1 gal kit is the cheapest, while AGfA makes a 2.5 litre kit which is only four chemicals and about as cheap as the Kodak. I have just started to use the AGFA AR44 kit to try it out. It is very convenient as it comes as five 500ml kits. This means you can mix up a small quantity of chemistry and not worry about spoilage. The 500ml quantity will do four rolls. Processing your own E6 is a great idea. It makes taking lots of pictures very cheap. The duds do not get mounted, but go straight to the waste basket. Pushing film is much better as well. I have been doing my own E6 since about July. I have probably processed about fifty rolls. I have had no disasters yet. It is very cheap as well at two or three dollars a roll. If you can do B&W, E6 will be no problem, just more steps. Regards, Robert Stevens Regards, Robert Stevens At 07:02 PM 12/19/98 -0500, you wrote: > >I know this is more of a rec.photo.darkroom question (and I've >asked there too), but I'd like to hear comments from LUGgers who >do their own E-6 processing. I've never processed E-6 before. > >What are your suggestions for chemistry and technique? As I have no >darkroom, I'm limited to the changing bag, steel tank/reel, kitchen >sink and water-bath method (I do B&W processing this way, and it works >very well). I also want to keep the costs down. All amateur work. > >Andrew > > > >