Reversal Developing Kit for Black and White Film

[bananasplit]

I just found this on Kickstarter.

It might be of interest to the community to learn that someone has developed a pre-mixed reversal processing kits.

Here is the link:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1354114316/black-and-white-film-reversal-developing-kit-0

I am not related to this person but am interested to see how it will work. I like the DIY idea and never processed reversal B&W. I did some color with C6 chemicals and I process my own negatives.

According to Chris who initiated this project, the process work with any kind of B&W films (35mm or 120) and comes with powder chemicals that you mix with water (classic!) and ordinary room lights for the re-exposure step.

Later he will make those kits available from a website he has developed.

I sincerely think he should be given a chance to allow those interested to process at home their own transparency films.

Any opinion?

 

[Pirate]

http://stores.photoformulary.com/-strse-79/Reversal-For-T-dsh-Max-Slides/Detail.bok

They already have it for T-Max. I'll bet you could use this for other films with some experimentation.

 

[bananasplit]

Good point Pirate.
I also found that Ilford has a fact sheet on reversal processing:
http://www.ilfordphoto.com/Webfiles/20114271220441194.pdf

 

[Bob Michaels]

I remember using a Kodak kit to do this some 30-35 years ago. It was a simple straight forward process where I got very good b&w transparencies using the Kodak suggested instructions.

 

[Pirate]

bananasplit, thank you! I knew I had seen this somewhere else too! I was going through some Ilford stuff a few weeks ago and that was one of the pieces I read through.

Bob, it's a shame they don't still have those instructions around. Kodak is one of the few I would really trust to get that right.