andym911 Posted February 3, 2008 Share #1 Posted February 3, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Have been doing all my B&W processing at home and it's second nature to me now. I thought I would have a go at C 41 at home with the kit from Tetenal. The few color rolls that I do shoot and have given to the local lab has been pretty shoddy, hence my desire to have a go myself. Has anyone used this kit and tell me how easy/difficult it is? Also any tips and tricks? thanks for any advice andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rubenkok Posted February 3, 2008 Share #2 Posted February 3, 2008 Hi Andy, I have never tried it, but here is a link ffom other forum members: http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/film-forum/43092-e6-results-home-processing.html and scroll down to FotohuisRoVo. Maby this is some help. All the best Ruben Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aspherix Posted February 3, 2008 Share #3 Posted February 3, 2008 Hi Andy, it´s really easy. I use a 2nd hand Jobo CPA 2 processor, which helps a lot controlling the temperature for the first and second bath. For the rest temperature tolerance is not so tight. You should give it a try! Niklas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted February 5, 2008 Share #4 Posted February 5, 2008 The all liquid kits sit around too long and go bad. I would get a powder kit from Freestyle. Whenever I saw Tetinal liquid kits, the developer had turned black from age. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haris Posted February 9, 2008 Share #5 Posted February 9, 2008 I would wait till have enough films to process and only then mix chemistry. I dont know exactly for Tetenal, but for example: Let say in one liter of working solution you can develop 10 rolls of films. I would wait till have 10 rolls of exposed films, and then mix chemicals and develop all 10 rolls same day. If you develop one roll today another roll after few days, etc... your chemicals can easily must be throw away before you develop all 10 rolls. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jimmy pro Posted February 10, 2008 Share #6 Posted February 10, 2008 Are you talking about what they call (or used to) a Press Kit? My memory's a little murky here but as I recall these were made to do quickie developing in a motel bathroom and combined a couple steps/baths into one and you had to go back and run them through a stabilizer bath later on. Maybe I'm thinking of the E6 version. Really been a loooooong time since I messed with film. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotohuis Posted February 11, 2008 Share #7 Posted February 11, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) K54 (Amaloco) or Dilucolor (Germany, the same stuff) is very easy. 4x6 C41 films divided in 4 separate C41 bottles. The working solution is OK for about 2-4 weeks. So you can start up from 3-4 films and do the last 2-3 films within this period. If you can control the temperature within 1,5 degrees C it's easy to do it your self. (37,8 degrees C +1 -/- 1.5) Best regards, Robert http://shop.fotohuisrovo.nl/product_info.php?cPath=31_46&products_id=166 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted February 11, 2008 Share #8 Posted February 11, 2008 Andy, as will E6 the process isn't much more complicated than b&w, but as with E6 the main issue is maintaining a constant temperature that's higher than ambient. I had a Jobo that I sold on as I wasn't using it. I never did C41, but had a C41 kit that I eventually threw away, as I say the process didn't seem difficult. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted February 11, 2008 Share #9 Posted February 11, 2008 The only difficult part about the E6 processing is keeping enough rinsing water at 39 degrees. All the cemicals are in the water bath anyway, but the rinse water needs to be at that temp from a different source. Get that sorted and it's a doddle. I suspect that C41 needs to be done at a similar temperature, so the same constraints will apply as for E6. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted February 11, 2008 Share #10 Posted February 11, 2008 Time and cost was another factor in me not doing C41 in the Jobo. E6 takes several days via mail order - and there's always the risk, however small, that it'll be lost in the post. Also it costs quite a few pounds. C41 on the other hand was done by a local 1 hr lab for just over £1 if no prints were required. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotohuis Posted February 11, 2008 Share #11 Posted February 11, 2008 24 films for about Eur. 20,- which is GBP. 0,55 for each film. Add some water and stabilizer and the used up power for heating, it will be around GBP. 0,60 The question is: Is the lab also handling your roll films so smoothly? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym911 Posted February 11, 2008 Author Share #12 Posted February 11, 2008 thanks for all the replies..... In hindsight I may actually just look for a better store to get my negs done before starting down this trail. I don't shoot much neg stuff, but just lately more and more, as I rediscover analog. I think that considering the time involved in the processing, it may just not work for me after all. At the weekend some Portra and will send it off to another lab in Cologne and see what comes out....If there is anything good I will post an example. Thanks again to all for your replies. andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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