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- From: tse@ra.nrl.navy.mil (Anthony Tse)
- Subject: Re: Anyone do their own C41 developing?
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- Organization: Naval Research Lab, Washington, DC
- References: <PHR.92Dec27015244@napa.telebit.com>
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- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 21:32:56 GMT
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- In article <PHR.92Dec27015244@napa.telebit.com> phr@telebit.com (Paul Rubin) writes:
- >How difficult is it compared with black and white developing? Is it
- >very sensitive to temperature variation during processing, precise
- >chemical concentration and development timing, impurities, etc.? Are
- >the chemicals especially toxic compared to black-and-white chemicals?
-
- It's not difficult. It's boring. Takes longer, more steps.
- Don't know why anyone want to put themselves through C41. You
- just follow the instruction and an 30 min. to an hour later, you got
- a strip of wet negative.
-
- >I do my own fast-and-sloppy B&W film development with
- >usually-acceptable results, but find it an unpleasant chore compared
- >with printing. I'm wondering whether I could also do my own C41
- >without really hating it.
-
- I don't do C41 anymore, but I do E-6. Never actually try to do a
- sloppy job, so I don't know. But I know you will hate C41. I even
- hate E-6. I just like having my slides lost in the mail less.
-
- >Also, how much $$$ do I have to spend to get started? I don't
- >care much about the cost per roll for chemicals but wonder what
- >I need besides my s/s tank and reels and and cheap thermometer.
-
- Unless you do tons of them, it's going to cost you more.
- You need good temperature control. You can alway fill your sink
- with water that has the right temperature and bath the chemical
- and your tank. Or you can buy a 10 gallon fish tank with a
- good (and I mean good) aquarium heater.
-
- -Anthony
-