Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bill Lawlor wrote: > Henry, I did C-41 with a Unicolor Kit some years ago. I tried it > because my negs from the commercial lab seemed to lack contrast. I > extended dev times and got increased contrast. About that time I > decided to try another lens. Prints came alive and I discovered the > used Componon I just got had serious fungus. After that I saw no need > to process my own C-41 when a couple of local pro labs would do it > for three or four dollars. There was a phase in my life when I was shooting Ilford XP-2 almost exclusively, then sending the film to various labs for processing. What I've noticed that processing is not at all consistent, and I am much more likely to get scratches, fingerprints and what-not from so-called "pro" labs than from my own bathroom. Since then, I've gone back to Ilford Delta 100 and XTOL.