Home processing colour film

[excalibur2]

... and some of us can't afford to lose much hair either

...and a lot of the dust around the house is dead skin and we lose pounds each year, so I reckon the perfectionist should load a film dressed as a surgeon, with surgical gloves and exposed parts of the face greased up

 

[medwaygreen]

...and a lot of the dust around the house is dead skin and we lose pounds each year, so I reckon the perfectionist should load a film dressed as a surgeon, with surgical gloves and exposed parts of the face greased up

And what would the Nurse be dressed in?

 

[Asha]

And what would the Nurse be dressed in?

 

[Simonx]

Well, my vote is for the Digibase chemicals. I've used them from 20 deg to 37 deg C and had no trouble with colour casts or any other ill-effects. Films have included Poundland Vista, Kodak Gold 200, Ektar and Fuji 160NS. The other thing that is worth pointing out is that the chems last for ages - I've done ten rolls in the same batch of chems that I mixed up back in April. They are just kept in old wine bottles on the side in the kitchen - nothing fancy...

 

[Asha]

Well, my vote is for the Digibase chemicals. I've used them from 20 deg to 37 deg C and had no trouble with colour casts or any other ill-effects. Films have included Poundland Vista, Kodak Gold 200, Ektar and Fuji 160NS. The other thing that is worth pointing out is that the chems last for ages - I've done ten rolls in the same batch of chems that I mixed up back in April. They are just kept in old wine bottles on the side in the kitchen - nothing fancy...

I'm interested in trying the Digibase kit next time as opposed to the Tetenal.

The longer "expiry" time of the chems appeals very much and if the colour cast control is easier to deal with then it will save time adjusting at scanner stage as I tend to have a cast of some degree with every film albiet very slight sometimes.

 

[excalibur2]

I'm interested in trying the Digibase kit next time as opposed to the Tetenal.

The longer "expiry" time of the chems appeals very much and if the colour cast control is easier to deal with then it will save time adjusting at scanner stage as I tend to have a cast of some degree with every film albiet very slight sometimes.

Well the mini kit is not good value for about £26 (inc del) for about 10 films..but better deal for midi and better still maxi kit for £40 (inc del) and will do 50-60 films if you use one or two films a week.

http://www.firstcall-photographic.co.uk/products/3336/rollei-digibase-c-41-lt10-mini-kit-500ml

 

[Asha]

Well the mini kit is not good value for about £26 (inc del) for about 10 films..but better deal for midi and better still maxi kit for £40 (inc del) and will do 50-60 films if you use one or two films a week.

http://www.firstcall-photographic.co.uk/products/3336/rollei-digibase-c-41-lt10-mini-kit-500ml

Thanks for the link Brian.

Agreed the larger the kit then the more economic it will probably work out.

I'm wondering just how long the chems will last once made up....seems the concentrates will last for years but no definite time on the diluted solutions.

Also @Simonx , the tetenal kit requires the developing and blixing times to be increased with each batch of four films ( for the 1 liter kit) , however the same doesn't seem to be the case with the Digibase.....Do you just continue the same souping times with all the films??

 

[Simonx]

Asha,
Can't find the info now but I'm pretty sure that, as you say, the dev time at 38 deg C is increased by 30 secs for every four or five films - currently using four mins and I'm on my eleventh film, if that helps!

 

[mustanir]

It's the chemicals expiring that always puts me off I'd need to shoot in colour exclusively so still batch up a few months worth to make it pay. Though now I'm no longer near a large that'll do 120 post is another factor.

When I used to use the Tetenal 1l kit, the chemicals lasted ages. Yes, they say you can only use them for 12 rolls or 6 months or something but I ended up getting much, much more out of them. They did go very murky and gunky but still seemed to work fine.

The only reason I stopped self-developing my own colour film is that I find it kinda unexciting. Every film has to be done the same and there is very little room for creative input. I found doing it to be a worthwhile exercise however the novelty wore off and it never represented that much of a financial saving anyway.