Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:28 AM 5/5/2002 -0700, Adam Bridge wrote: >I find myself in the position where, for security reasons, I may have to >develop >my own color 35mm film. What's the learning curve like? I shoot all >color-negative film. > >Thanks > >Adam I process all of my everything. Today, it is sixteen rolls of E6, two rolls of C41, and eight rolls of B&W. The best kits are: For C41 - Tetenal "C-41 5 LITER KIT" That's the exact name of it. C-41 5 LITER KIT My local dealer stocks it as well as other Kodak and Tetenal kits. But after trying all of them, this one is leaps and bounds better than the rest. It is sooooo simple. Develop, Bleachfix, wash, Stabilize, hang to dry. At 86 deg F (30 deg C) Dev - 8 min Blix - 6 min Wash - 6 min Stab - 1 min The stabilizer is basically photoflo with perhaps a hardener in it. The kit is all liquid concentrates and the instructions tell you how to mix any quantity for how ever many rolls you are doing. I mixed 300ml, from the kit, this morning in order to process two rolls of 120 Portra 160VC. It is super simple and the concentrates last many many many months after being opened. And the chemicals are amazingly benign. http://www.jobo-usa.com/products/chemc41.htm#C-41%205-Liter%20Kit For E6 I use the Kodak "Single Use E6" kit, which is also a 5 liter kit, all liquid, so that you may mix whatever quantity you wish. I mixed three liters from the five liter kit this morning. This kit is made for one-shot use. http://www.kodak.com/cluster/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/ti2443/ti2443.shtml Jim - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html