Fuji C-41 Press Kit

[sojournerphoto]

Has anyone used this kit. I've just bought one to try and wondered how critical temperature is. The spec says 37.8C, but i'm not going to be able to measure to within 0.1C, maybe 0.5...

Any experience or comments will be much appreciated

Thanks

MIke

 

[randomm]

I have not been able to measure to that accuracy either, but I've gotten alright results, although I think I'll be going back to the Tetenal set after I've used my Fuji stuff ... just prefer the convenience of a joint bleach/fix.

 

[sojournerphoto]

Thanks, worry much reduced

Mike

 

[kzphoto]

I work at a local photo lab and handle most of the chemistry for the c-41 / ra-4 processes. C-41 is most sensitive in the development stage. Try to keep it as close as possible. As long as your bleach / fix are reasonably close to recommended temperatures, your colors should be fine.

 

[randomm]

To be honest what I do is I put all chemical bottles into a bucket, fill the bucket with hot water and start monitoring the developer's temperature and when that gets to about 38.3-5 degrees Celsius I start the process. After 3:15 in the tank the developer has cooled down to approx 37.2-5 anyway so its better to start at bit over 38 degrees anyway. I find it difficult to measure the exact temperature due to having to always shake the developer bottle thoroughly before taking the reading, as the warmer developer rises to the top of the bottle. For this reason I'm not 100% certain of my readings but I've gotten good enough results (my only problem is a purple cast on the negs, which is easy to remove in LR but annoying nevertheless - at the moment I'm guessing that this is either due to insufficient washing during washing cycles, or due to the local tap water).