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Anonymous
Hey /p/, I'm looking to develop C41 film.
Yeah, I know, they all say that it is dangerous, etc. etc. bring it to a lab but I'm willing to take the risk.
I know you need stabilizer, bleach/fix, developer, and a development tank, but looking on photography sites confuses me.
So, could someone please link me to exactly all the chemicals I need? (Preferably on a U.S. site)
Thanks, and pic unrelated.
>> Anonymous
its not about risk, its about cost effectiveness and how C41 needs to be more controlled and exact.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
Places like Adorama.com and bhphotovideo.com actually sell full C41 kits with all of the chemicals you need. It's not like B&W where different developers give you noticeably different results.

And yeah, like the previous guy said, it's not a risk/danger thing, it's just that it's a bitch to do. If you're off by more than like a degree of temperature either way, you'll get color shifts.
>> Anonymous
>>152343
it's also that if you're gonna go through all that trouble nevermind most drugstores do a decent job of developing c-41 negatives, why not develop e-6 instead?
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>152353
QFT. E6 is cooler than C41, and I think it's a little easier to do, too (though there's like a 95% chance I'm pulling that out of my ass).
>> Anonymous
>>152343If you're off by more than like a degree of temperature either way, you'll get color shifts.

Actually it's about a tenth of a degree C. One degree either direction is way too much for C-41.

>>152353
Listen to this person. You're not going to gain anything by doing C-41 yourself. It will be more expensive than taking it to a lab, less convenient, and you won't gain any creative control that you didn't have before unless you're doing prints. And if you are doing prints, you can still get your film developed at a lab and save yourself a lot of money and trouble. E-6 on the other hand...
>> Anonymous
See if any local universities have recently shut down their film labs. Going through that sort of route, a friend of mine down here in Texas has now picked up enough free C41 chemistry to process (and I'm not exaggerating) about 1,400 rolls of film.
>> Anonymous
>>152489
Less convenient? How so? I shoot about 12 rolls per session and develop them with my Jobo. I use the chems as a one shot and get much better quality than the pimple faced teeny at the Wally mart does.

It costs me about 1.29 a roll using one shot and 5 gallon Kodak Flexicolor. Plus I don't have to go to Wally Mart and wait for my negs to be processed.

How is this less convenient?
>> fence !!POey2hdozCZ
>>152602

just curious, how much did you get that jobo for? you act like you're cutting your costs so much, but an offbrand tabletop processor runs for at least two grand, and jobos tend to cost something like, 4 or 5.
>> heavyweather !4AIf7oXcbA
>>152602
Can we see some results? I'm curious.
>> parshimers !y2fz.HIyUQ
>>152602
it might make sense if you're shooting a metric shitload of film, but this guy doesnt really sound like he will be
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>152602
>Less convenient? How so? I shoot about 12 rolls per session and develop them with my Jobo.
The "less convenient" is obviously based on the assumption that most people don't own a Jobo. That simple fact is so obvious that I have to assume you're trolling and don't actually have a Jobo.
>> Anonymous
Don't fuck with color processing unless you hate yourself. Time and temperature must be dead on for proper results, and the mixed working strength chemistry goes bad very quickly, in a day or less.