NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/rec/photo/22627

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From: [e-mail] (Mark Goldberg)
Newsgroups: rec.photo
Subject: Re: Anyone do their own C41 developing?
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Date: 28 Dec 92 15:14:21 GMT
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I used to do C41 at home when I was into developing (stopped because
I bought a new house and didn't set up a darkroom).  I personally found
the process of developing the negative fairly easy, once I got used
to the technique of temperature control.  It is a two-chemical process;
E-6 and b/w films have three chemical steps aside from washings.  However,
be aware that once the roll is developed, you need to print the whole
caboosh.

The c-41 chemistry is good only for a certain number of uses - you must
keep track.  Making color prints from negs required a lot of trial and
error to get the colors right.  ONce they were balanced for a particular
neg on a roll, the rest follwed pretty simply.

If I wanted to print just one image, then it was actually easier to
do color neg, since it did not require mixing up large trays of chemicals,
which stunk up the house.  Doing a color print (if I already knew what
filtration to use) required the color print drum and two shot glasses
of chemistry.  I did the actual print and film development in my kitchen
after the respective film or paper was loaded into its tank.

I stopped doing my own color work (as well as bw) do to time.  I do
thousands of images every year and it makes more sense to send it out.
My serious stuff goes to a pro lab in Indiana.  Home stuff goes to Motofoto!


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