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Thanks to a delivery from FirstCall of a Tetanal C41 Colourtec kit and another from a certain Hooley of a Jobo CPE2, today I developed 2 rolls of colour film.

These 3 were taken on an Olympus XA2 and Agfa Vista 200, only some snaps just to test the camera and the development.

Tram by andysnapper1, on Flickr

Station-Steps by andysnapper1, on Flickr

Bridge-Inn by andysnapper1, on Flickr

Very pleased with the whole process, slightly difficult to keep the temperature steady (I may be doing something wrong there) but otherwise pretty straight forward.

Cheers

Andy
 
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Crisp,clear and clean. Very nice job there Andy.
 
Andy, respect! Home colour processing, the final frontier!
 
Nicely done indeed. I will have to have a go of colour soon.
 
Very accurate colours, no visible drying marks , job well done.

if you give the jobo lots of time to equalise the temp of the water bath and the chemicals then the temp should stay pretty constant - try loading it up an hour before processing and set the thermostat to 38 degrees C
 
Very nicely done.

I bought a Tetanal kit with the intention of doing the same.

I then realised I'm just not that motivated by colour film photography.

It sits in the cupboard, unused.
 
Oh aye that works!
 
well done Andy ,,,,,,
 
Really good work Andy, the Jobo seems to be working very well.

So now you've obviously mastered the dark art of colour processing can I just ask what will you be charging for processing a roll of C41 dev only, no prints or scans and what are your projected turn round times? And will you be supplying pre-paid envelopes to send films in?
 
£80 per roll and a 10 week turn around......its very stressful and my prices reflect this.:D
 
Andysnap said:
£80 per roll and a 10 week turn around......its very stressful and my prices reflect this.:D
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£80 a roll seems reasonable for a bespoke service however the 10 week turn round time is a deal breaker for me.
 
Wow, those look really good Andy, well done. I have been tempted to try C41 processing with a Jobo but have yet to get my hands on a Jobo processor at a reasonable price.
 
At least yours is working :thumbs: I'm envious!

I would have thought processing at a lower temperature would be more likely to stay steady as it is not so far above ambient.

Do Jobos have built in heaters then?
 
srichards said:
At least yours is working (y) I'm envious!

I would have thought processing at a lower temperature would be more likely to stay steady as it is not so far above ambient.

Do Jobos have built in heaters then?
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All the Jobo processors are effectively temperature controlled water baths of varring degrees of sophistication.

The base model CPE and CPE2 can use the 1500 and 2500 series of tanks while the larger CPA/CPP can also use the expert tanks and larger chemicaol volumes.

All are highly stable temperature wise its just the CPP has greater settability and cold water mixing to drop temperatures.

If you look for collection only deals on Jobo's they often go for low prices or sold as seen ... usually the resettable thermal trip has gone and the seller doesn't know how to reset it.

The Duolab is also worth having .

Good link for explaining the deferences http://www.catlabs.info/how-to-choose-the-right-jobo-processor


All Andy's results look good to me. Pretty sure somewhere I have a scan of the instruction booklet for a CPE2 let me know if you want a copy.
 
srichards said:
At least yours is working (y) I'm envious!

I would have thought processing at a lower temperature would be more likely to stay steady as it is not so far above ambient.

Do Jobos have built in heaters then?
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Built in thermostat and heater, brilliant bits of kit. I had one for a while but didn't have the space for it. If I had more room I'd definitely get another one.
 
If it weren't for the reel loading issues I'd have one of those in a heartbeat. When they have invented a daylight loading tank thingie that you can use with one of those machines then I'd have one :thumbs:
 
Reel loading really is a case of practice, practice, practice and then when you've cracked it practice some more. And only try loading reels in a changing bag as a last resort, I use a calumet changing room https://www.calphoto.co.uk/product/calumet-changing-room/RM1000/ if I'm away from home or the cupboard under the stairs which is perfect apart from the flashbacks. Oh and use Jobo reels, IMHO they are the best reels out there.
 
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I have only had problems loading reels a couple of times and patience is definitely a virtue. Usually its a 5 minute max job, except with fomapan....... My reels don't actually fit the Jobo tank but the ones Rob supplied do and I actually found them very easy to load.

I actually Hooleyed the second film. No fault of the camera or the Jobo just cack-handed clumsiness on mine.

Firstly I opened the back of the Rollei before I had properly rewound the film, then I wasn't sure if I'd loaded another film so took a couple of shots (the counter had reset to 0 when I opened the back). Then after I'd loaded the film into the tank I managed to unclip the seal so the top came off when removing it from the back, only for a split second but the damage was done.

Wall--Hooleyed by andysnapper1, on Flickr

Doh!
 
Looks good to me.

I last did C41 processing in 1985 with a two bath Paterson process which was supposed to do film and prints. I think the negatives were ok but I could never get a print the right colour.


Steve.
 
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Andysnap said:
I have only had problems loading reels a couple of times and patience is definitely a virtue. Usually its a 5 minute max job, except with fomapan....... My reels don't actually fit the Jobo tank but the ones Rob supplied do and I actually found them very easy to load.

I actually Hooleyed the second film. No fault of the camera or the Jobo just cack-handed clumsiness on mine.

Firstly I opened the back of the Rollei before I had properly rewound the film, then I wasn't sure if I'd loaded another film so took a couple of shots (the counter had reset to 0 when I opened the back). Then after I'd loaded the film into the tank I managed to unclip the seal so the top came off when removing it from the back, only for a split second but the damage was done.

Wall--Hooleyed by andysnapper1, on Flickr

Doh!
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I know you say this is a wall but at first glance without my specs on I thought "Why has Andy taken a shot of a big pile of horse dung?"
 
Very nice results.

My first attempt at C41 a couple of months ago was a disaster and I haven't plucked up the courage to try again yet... might give it a go though after seeing this.
 
Steve said:
Very nice results.

My first attempt at C41 a couple of months ago was a disaster and I haven't plucked up the courage to try again yet... might give it a go though after seeing this.
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In other words 'if Andy can do it anyone can'....:D
 
Glad to hear it's working out Andy :thumbs:
If you need any help with it just fire me a PM
 
Top notch Andy ....well done for a first attempt.(y)

Did you have to adjust any colour casts in pp or are those results straight out of the tank as it were?
 
Straight from the tank Asha, apart from a little straighten, crop and dust spotting.
 
Thing is Steve... it's probably true. I do have the gift of c*cking up down to a fine art.
 
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