jmarcus
Well-known
Is color film much harder to develop?
Is it more expensive?
Do you do it?
thanks,
James
Is it more expensive?
Do you do it?
thanks,
James
Leighgion
Bovine Overseer
Flirting is all well and fine, but eventually you have to brave asking for the date.
I don't do my own color film at home right now, but am told while it's more temperature sensitive than B&W process, it's not too difficult.
I don't do my own color film at home right now, but am told while it's more temperature sensitive than B&W process, it's not too difficult.
Roger Hicks
Veteran
Dear James,
It's easy enough with a bucket of hot water as a water-bath. It's even easier (and cheaper, because you need less chemistry) with a CPE-2, preferably with lift. Yes, it is temperature-critical, and processing times are short, but if you look past the dire warnings to what actually happens with slightly out-of-spec processing, it doesn't have to be quite as perfect as you might think.
I process my own E6 (no lab for miles around) and sometimes my own C41, but I can also get that processed by a professional photographer about 10 miles away.
Mixed developers are quite short-lived (so only mix what you need, one-shot) but concentrates keep for a few months. Bleach-fix keeps well.
Cheers,
R.
It's easy enough with a bucket of hot water as a water-bath. It's even easier (and cheaper, because you need less chemistry) with a CPE-2, preferably with lift. Yes, it is temperature-critical, and processing times are short, but if you look past the dire warnings to what actually happens with slightly out-of-spec processing, it doesn't have to be quite as perfect as you might think.
I process my own E6 (no lab for miles around) and sometimes my own C41, but I can also get that processed by a professional photographer about 10 miles away.
Mixed developers are quite short-lived (so only mix what you need, one-shot) but concentrates keep for a few months. Bleach-fix keeps well.
Cheers,
R.