Tom hicks
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Just wanted to share my excitement in the c 41 process. I know I'm easily amused .
As others know who have done this it really is a very easy process. and if you can do B&W , Color is not much different . I too procrastinated, but finally just did it .
Just some junk shots under various lighting conditions.
Tom
As others know who have done this it really is a very easy process. and if you can do B&W , Color is not much different . I too procrastinated, but finally just did it .
Just some junk shots under various lighting conditions.
Tom
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Tom hicks
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Gerry M
Gerry
Tom,
They look great!! Do you mind sharing the kit and film used?
Gerry
They look great!! Do you mind sharing the kit and film used?
Gerry
bhop73
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Nice! What scanner are you using if you don't mind me asking? I develop c41 using the unicolor powder kits from Freestyle and have been pretty happy with the results. Your scans look better than mine usually do though..
Tom hicks
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Gerry I used the 2 liter Unicolor kit from freestyle. film was fuji 200 from Walmart.
Tom hicks
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Thanks I use a Nikon CoolScan V
Thardy
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Great results. I'd like to try it soon.
Tom hicks
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thanks thomas , I'm thinking E6 now.
robklurfield
eclipse
Whoa! Your results on the first try are so good that you are probably leading some of us to falsely guess that this is actually easy. I don't even drink and yet you make those bottles of booze look good to me. Nice work.
maxwell1295
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Impressive!
I've never developed color film and haven't even considered it, but like robklurfield said above....you made it look easy!
I've never developed color film and haven't even considered it, but like robklurfield said above....you made it look easy!
Tom hicks
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Rob It is easy, if you do B&W the only real difference I would say is a 1min pre soak and dev temps of 102 as opposed to 68. That's it. All I did was follow the direction in the box. Really.
newtorf
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I just ordered E6 kit and will try some long expired (20 years) slide films soon. 
Gerry M
Gerry
Tom,
Thanks for sharing the info. I think I will give it a try. I need to place a Freestyle order anyway, so I will just add to it.
Thanks for sharing the info. I think I will give it a try. I need to place a Freestyle order anyway, so I will just add to it.
bhop73
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I agree. First time I did it, I was like "That's all there is to it?"
Tom hicks
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Gerry I think you will do fine .
Tom hicks
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I just ordered E6 kit and will try some long expired (20 years) slide films soon.
Let us know how it goes.
alienmeatsack
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I know this thread is going on 10 months old, but I also just picked up the Unicolor C-41 kit after looking at this thread recently. I had the same outstanding results from my first rolls as well. It's extremely easy, like the OP said, if you can do BW, you can do this kit.
The hardest parts were keeping the temperature right for me. My first batch was fresh after I mixed the solutions, so they were still at temperature. But the next day, they had cooled to room temperature. I ran them under the tap on hot for a while and then put them in a container to keep warm and had no issues.
I've run brand new film as well as expired film through it without problems. I've also done some cross processing of semi-expired Fuji Astia 100f with excellent results.
The only film I've had bad results from was film I knew was shot... a 20 year old thing of Ektachrome 64. And that was the film not the kit that was the issue.
I am curious how long these chemicals will last and what the change will be in the look of the resulting images over time. Since I do a lot of "hobby" photography and don't always want perfect pristine results, I like the "Lomography" look if I get it from the soup I am using/film I am using.
Tom hicks, if you see this, how long did your chemicals last and how did you compensate with them as they got slowly used to get results?
newtorf, did you ever get the E-6 kit and how did that go? I am looking at it as well to do cross processed and normal CR films as well since the C-41 turned out to be so easy.
My fave part of this, for what it costs me to have 4 rolls developed elsewhere, I can pay for the cost of the kit. So in one-two days of developing, I am already ahead of the game. That's a win for me.
From my first roll of C-41 processing, Kodak Gold 100 (expired 10 years):
My first cross processed roll from yesterday, Fuji Astia 100f (expired 2 years):
The hardest parts were keeping the temperature right for me. My first batch was fresh after I mixed the solutions, so they were still at temperature. But the next day, they had cooled to room temperature. I ran them under the tap on hot for a while and then put them in a container to keep warm and had no issues.
I've run brand new film as well as expired film through it without problems. I've also done some cross processing of semi-expired Fuji Astia 100f with excellent results.
The only film I've had bad results from was film I knew was shot... a 20 year old thing of Ektachrome 64. And that was the film not the kit that was the issue.
I am curious how long these chemicals will last and what the change will be in the look of the resulting images over time. Since I do a lot of "hobby" photography and don't always want perfect pristine results, I like the "Lomography" look if I get it from the soup I am using/film I am using.
Tom hicks, if you see this, how long did your chemicals last and how did you compensate with them as they got slowly used to get results?
newtorf, did you ever get the E-6 kit and how did that go? I am looking at it as well to do cross processed and normal CR films as well since the C-41 turned out to be so easy.
My fave part of this, for what it costs me to have 4 rolls developed elsewhere, I can pay for the cost of the kit. So in one-two days of developing, I am already ahead of the game. That's a win for me.
From my first roll of C-41 processing, Kodak Gold 100 (expired 10 years):
My first cross processed roll from yesterday, Fuji Astia 100f (expired 2 years):
gsgary
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I think you did a fantastic job
gsgary
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I know this thread is going on 10 months old, but I also just picked up the Unicolor C-41 kit after looking at this thread recently. I had the same outstanding results from my first rolls as well. It's extremely easy, like the OP said, if you can do BW, you can do this kit.
The hardest parts were keeping the temperature right for me. My first batch was fresh after I mixed the solutions, so they were still at temperature. But the next day, they had cooled to room temperature. I ran them under the tap on hot for a while and then put them in a container to keep warm and had no issues.
I've run brand new film as well as expired film through it without problems. I've also done some cross processing of semi-expired Fuji Astia 100f with excellent results.
The only film I've had bad results from was film I knew was shot... a 20 year old thing of Ektachrome 64. And that was the film not the kit that was the issue.
I am curious how long these chemicals will last and what the change will be in the look of the resulting images over time. Since I do a lot of "hobby" photography and don't always want perfect pristine results, I like the "Lomography" look if I get it from the soup I am using/film I am using.
Tom hicks, if you see this, how long did your chemicals last and how did you compensate with them as they got slowly used to get results?
newtorf, did you ever get the E-6 kit and how did that go? I am looking at it as well to do cross processed and normal CR films as well since the C-41 turned out to be so easy.
My fave part of this, for what it costs me to have 4 rolls developed elsewhere, I can pay for the cost of the kit. So in one-two days of developing, I am already ahead of the game. That's a win for me.
From my first roll of C-41 processing, Kodak Gold 100 (expired 10 years):
My first cross processed roll from yesterday, Fuji Astia 100f (expired 2 years):
I love the colours in the cherry blossom shot
ibcrewin
Ah looky looky
holy crow. Looks great!