"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" <gsm@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:slrnft80l1.hfr.gsm@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Please answer this question only if you have something useful to add.
>
> While buying a C-41 kit for $16 from B&H may be a viable option in
> the U.S., here it is impossible. Not only would I have to ship it
> via surface mail (2-3 months by boat), but the post office just added
> a $10 customs fee (plus taxes and other fees) to receive any package
> from outside of Israel.
>
> To recap, I have a lot of APS C-41 Kodak color negative film of
> dubious quality, a bunch of cheap APS cameras and want to carry
> one around for snapshots.
>
> Doing a lot of web searching, I've found out how to open and remove the
> film from the cartridge. I've found the specs on the film, and think
> that I can convert a Paterson reel to the proper spacing without
> preventing it from being useable for normal (35mm) film.
>
> I've found several web pages with examples of prints from XP-2 and
> similar film developed in Rodinal, and comments about developing
> color film the same way, but absolutely no specifications.
>
> I happen to have Rodinal, getting other developers may be near
> impossible at the moment.
>
> If you have any information about dilution and development time,
> I would appreciate it. For me the best temperature would be 75F, the
> outside temperature went from the low 60's to the mid 70's in the
> last week.
Well, you could mix your own C-41 chemistry if the components are more
readily available to you instead of getting that kit of ready made
chemistry. Did a quick/rough search on the net and came up with
http://www.bonavolta.ch/hobby/en/photo/c41_ra4_chemicals.htm
Perhaps a more rigorous/thorough search on your part would yield more and
better results.
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