Guest Posted January 9, 2015 Share #21 Posted January 9, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) I would suggest: Send in your XP2 films to me and I can preform a perfect C-41 rotary processing in Jobo 2502 reels without touching the film. It is almost handwork but your films won't be spoiled. Alternative: Your own C-41 processing. Chemicals from Fuji Hunt/Rollei Digibase or Tetenal. The only difficult part is to keep during 3:15 minutes the C-41 developer on 100F/37,8C. The rest is already less critical. Expose your XP2 on iso 200-250 for the best result in a standard C-41 process. I truly appreciate your offer, but will go with a more local solution; once I find a reliable one! The "weakness" of film is the wait during development and scanning, which I'm comfortable with for a day or three, but any longer and I get a bit impatient. Home development is out as Frau Capucho hates the idea in case the kids (or the bloody cat) decides to drink the solutions. Ric Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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250swb Posted January 9, 2015 Share #22 Posted January 9, 2015 Home development is out as Frau Capucho hates the idea in case the kids (or the bloody cat) decides to drink the solutions. Keep chemicals in the same locked cupboard you keep the household bleach, alcohol, cleaning products, or cosmetics, then the kids have less than a 50/50 chance of photography being the cause of a jippy tummy. You can get home with a full roll of exposures and have the film processed and dry within two hours, you can scan it after the kids are in bed and the cat is out catching mice. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted January 9, 2015 Share #23 Posted January 9, 2015 Keep chemicals in the same locked cupboard you keep the household bleach, alcohol, cleaning products, or cosmetics, then the kids have less than a 50/50 chance of photography being the cause of a jippy tummy. You can get home with a full roll of exposures and have the film processed and dry within two hours, you can scan it after the kids are in bed and the cat is out catching mice. Steve And where do you buy the mice? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 9, 2015 Share #24 Posted January 9, 2015 And where do you buy the mice? We have then delivered nightly... by the bloody cat. Not that there's much to see by morning as he eats 'em nose to tail. A weapon of mass destruction, that cat. Ric Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotohuis Posted January 9, 2015 Share #25 Posted January 9, 2015 This sounds dangerous ..... Keep chemicals in a chemical bottle and lock it together with the other stuff for cleaning toilet etc. A regular B&W or Color C-41 developer is not more dangerous then the Glorix for cleaning the toilet. In fact the Bleach is (almost) the same. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrism Posted January 9, 2015 Share #26 Posted January 9, 2015 CD-4 colour developer is highly likely to cause contact dermatitis, and even won 'Allergan of the Year' in 2006 from the American Contact Dermatitis Society, but given that closely related chemicals are used in hair dyes not everyone is susceptible. More concerning is the link between CD-4 and leukemia, myeloma, NHL and bladder cancer (all tumours that can be caused by aniline dyes, interestingly). I only started using C-41 after I developed CLL, so I don't have a personal grudge against it, but sometimes I look sideways at the hydroquinone and metol.... Read all about it at this Wikipedia page. Then buy rubber gloves. It's not really a concern for acute toxicity—you could probably drink it and survive, but more for chronic. Obviously you would keep kids away from it just like any other household chemical. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotohuis Posted January 9, 2015 Share #27 Posted January 9, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) I do not think a normal person would like to drink chemicals and indeed some persons have an allergy on everything. But you are right: Metol, Hydroquinone, CD-4, para- Phenylene Diamine, Acetic Acid Glacial can cause allegic reactions so better safe then sorry and put on some Neoprene gloves when handling Photochemicals (or chemicals at all, also when cleaning your toilet! ). And yes in high amount and concentrations Hydroquinone can cause cancer but a lot of chemicals are under suspecious in higher concentrations. Also not better drink any Coca Cola then anymore, no BBQ etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 10, 2015 Share #28 Posted January 10, 2015 So the bloke at the shop agrees something went wrong. Shall discuss with the lab guy and get back to me. The main point here is that I want the lab to learn from whatever it is and then we move on. Very convenient having one of the few remaining film development labs in Switzerland just down the road, so I'd very much like to be able to trust 'em in the future. Ric Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotohuis Posted January 10, 2015 Share #29 Posted January 10, 2015 Let us hope it will work for you in the near future. Have a nice week end! Robert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted January 16, 2015 Share #30 Posted January 16, 2015 Poor processing is what pushed me into digital. Still do B&W, did 6 step E6 and C6 and C41. Chemicals became increasingly difficult for color, hence digital. The soft proof files go to a lab that knows what they are doing for color. I think the darkroom will reopen soon for monochrome. If you can not home process or do not want to, digital is the answer. It is very nice if you take the time to learn to control it and are willing to invest in proper equipment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 17, 2015 Share #31 Posted January 17, 2015 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! We have a happy ending. Picked up my latest film and scans today, and they're great. Feedback is that there was a chemical balance problem previously that didn't show up in colour, or at least was too subdued for anyone to notice. Anyways, me now a happy bunny. Ric Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! We have a happy ending. Picked up my latest film and scans today, and they're great. Feedback is that there was a chemical balance problem previously that didn't show up in colour, or at least was too subdued for anyone to notice. Anyways, me now a happy bunny. Ric ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/239258-ilford-xp2-problems/?do=findComment&comment=2748462'>More sharing options...
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