On Feb 21, 6:44 am, g...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Geoffrey S. Mendelson) wrote:
> I know this borders on the ridiculous. Someone advertised an APS camera
> for sale on a local mailing list, and this brought back memories. I have
> several APS cameras all bought for nearly nothing years ago and a lot of
> C-41 APS film, all bought out of date and they sat at room temperature
> for 3-4 years.
>
> Nothing is special about them, they were cheap cameras and are not in
> collectable condition. The film boxes are slightly shopworn, so they
won't
> end up in a museum or on a collector's shelf.
>
> The idea of having a small camera I don't care if it survives being
carried
> around has a lot of attraction. Half of the year it is dry and dusty.
> Sand and dust can easily kill a camera and so can other things, like
being
> sat on, etc. One of my kids sat on a bag I carry around and broke a
> Palm Pilot. :-(
>
> Therefore I ask if I can develop the film at home using black and white
> chemicals. I assume I have to "crack" the casettes, will the film fit on
> a 35mm reel? If not, can I adjust a Paterson reel to fit it?
>
> Can the film itself be developed in Black and White chemicals, for
example
> Rodinal?
>
> Any suggestions, pointers to information, etc would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Geoff.
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I'm interested in processing APS because it's dirt cheap (I just
bought 100 rolls for $12) and I too was wondering about home
processing. In response, you're asking for trouble. What you're
planning on doing can only be bad news bears. Get a C41 kit. It costs
$16 at B&H (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/109267-REG/
Tetenal_T109306_C_41_Press_Kit_for.html). It's simple, and they last
long enough. It's not critical for temp control for amateur projects,
and they give times for low temps like the old C22.
As for that, are there any reels for APS? I'm using steel ones, so idk
about that. If there are, nobody will know about them so I guess i'll
just end here.
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