Anyone going to try out the Cinestill C-41 Liquid kit from Freestyle?

[Talus]

I just got an email from Freestyle this week promoting the Cinestill Liquid C-41 developing kit. They say that all you need is your B&W developing tanks, thermometer and water.

One kit can develop 8 rolls of 36exp 35mm film. And it's priced at $26. So $3.25 per roll to develop. Not bad...

Anyone used this kit? Comments? Recommendations?

 

[Bill Clark]

I use this kit:

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/20414-Arista-C-41-Liquid-Color-Negative-Developing-Kit-1-Gallon

$2.19 per roll.

Instructions:

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/static/pdf/product_pdfs/arista/Arista-liquid-C41.pdf

For 120 film I take the 1 quart mixing amounts and cut in half. 16 ounces is all I need to develop each roll.

Convert ml to ounces:

http://www.theunitconverter.com/milliliter-to-ounce-conversion/300-milliliter-to-ounce.html

290 ml need with my Paterson tank to develop 1 roll of 35mm film.

 

[Ko.Fe.]

Cinestill C-41 is odd name. Cinestill ecn-2 would be correct one with matching major developer component. But if you want cine film in C-41, here is nothing really wrong with it. I have done it with
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/109267-REG/Tetenal_T109306_C_41_Press_Kit_for.html
Capacity is 12/24/135 or 8/36/135 and after it is up to you. I went to 30 something rolls.
If you want it done for real as cine film, person I know and used his kit sells it here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ECN-2-chemi...228670?hash=item212b1ccd7e:g:RHAAAOSwstxVOhVE
It is 12 rolls.
Tell him I send you, you'll get extra quality control.

Where is no BW developing tank, just developing tank. You need good thermometer, not just thermometer and you need basket to keep water at temperature as in instructions for developing time and to warm up developing mix. The ecn-2 kit is for 24C. It makes the "water" part easier, but longer.

Fuji 250D cinefilm in this ebay ECN-2 kit.



Same combo with old FSU lens.
http://rangefinder.ru/glr/showphoto.php?photo=80582

 

[Talus]

Cinestill C-41 is odd name. Cinestill ecn-2 would be correct one with matching major developer component. But if you want cine film in C-41, here is nothing really wrong with it. I have done it with
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/109267-REG/Tetenal_T109306_C_41_Press_Kit_for.html
Capacity is 12/24/135 or 8/36/135 and after it is up to you. I went to 30 something rolls.
If you want it done for real as cine film, person I know and used his kit sells it here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ECN-2-chemi...228670?hash=item212b1ccd7e:g:RHAAAOSwstxVOhVE
It is 12 rolls.
Tell him I send you, you'll get extra quality control.

Where is no BW developing tank, just developing tank. You need good thermometer, not just thermometer and you need basket to keep water at temperature as in instructions for developing time and to warm up developing mix. The ecn-2 kit is for 24C. It makes the "water" part easier, but longer.

Fuji 250D cinefilm in this ebay ECN-2 kit.

Same combo with old FSU lens.
http://rangefinder.ru/glr/showphoto.php?photo=80582

No, actually they marketed it as CineStill Liquid Developing Kit for C-41 film.

I don't see the need to be condescendingly pedantic. For the sake of brevity I assumed people who are developing at home understand the basics of needing an accurate thermometer and per instructions a way of adjusting and maintaining water temperature, which is essential to most film development.

 

[dmr]

That was the first kit I tried. The second I tried (Arista) appears to be identical, but the instructions are different for nonstandard temperatures. Bottles appear to be the same except for the labeling.

I've had good luck with both brands, except for one strange test roll which came out quite grainy.

Edit: Here's a typical photo (plain vanilla Fuji) processed in the Cinestill kit:

 

[Talus]

Good to know and thanks for sharing the image. I haven't shot color in a while so maybe I'll give it a try. Seems like a decent product with good results for my purposes.

 

[phrons]

I use the arista c41 kit

I like the results, I assume this is just the same thing with new labels

edit: I like the results with cheaper film. For whatever reason I have had mixed results with portra. That might be my fault though because I'm a hack

 

[Ko.Fe.]

No, actually they marketed it as CineStill Liquid Developing Kit for C-41 film.
...

My apologies, wow, my mind wasn't accepting it at first time I read it.
ECN2 kit for C-41. :bang:

But nothing really 😱 me. I have done some crazy things.

Expired Kodak Ektachrome 100G in ECN-2:

Expired Kodak Commercial 200 in ECN-2:

But I still might get it wrong about this Cinestill.

 

[brbo]

ECN2 kit for C-41. :bang:

It's not ECN-2 kit. It's C-41 kit.

But I still might get it wrong about this Cinestill.

Obviously 😉

 

[Ko.Fe.]

So, what is Cinestill then? To me cine is ecn-2. Is this "Cine"still just regular C-41 two bath common Press-Kit sold for years by BH and still available form them as local pickup?
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/109267-REG/Tetenal_T109306_C_41_Press_Kit_for.html

 

[Bill Clark]

CineStill web site:

https://cinestillfilm.com

 

[Ko.Fe.]

Sorry, I screwed it again. Not what is Cinestill, but what is Cinestill kit? But you gave me clear answer on it:
https://cinestillfilm.com/products/...r-processing-at-home-quart-kit-c-41-chemistry

Interesting mega capacity for 1L kit.

Reusable Developer and Blix for up to 24 rolls of film

 

[rsneha]

I use this kit:

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/20414-Arista-C-41-Liquid-Color-Negative-Developing-Kit-1-Gallon

$2.19 per roll.

Instructions:

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/static/pdf/product_pdfs/arista/Arista-liquid-C41.pdf

For 120 film I take the 1 quart mixing amounts and cut in half. 16 ounces is all I need to develop each roll.

Convert ml to ounces:

http://www.theunitconverter.com/milliliter-to-ounce-conversion/300-milliliter-to-ounce.html

290 ml need with my Paterson tank to develop 1 roll of 35mm film.

You can also convert ml to ounces : unit converter site
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