"Thor Lancelot Simon" <tls@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> After a long phone odessey with Kodak (and some help from Chaim in B&H's
> darkroom department and one of B&H's buyers) I've discovered that Kodak
> does still sell the ready-to-use Flexicolor C41 developer (no separate
> starter and replenisher required). It's no longer packaged as gallon
> kits, though the bleach and fix are still sold as gallons.
>
> It is now labelled as Flexicolor SM Tank Developer and sold in a 2-liter
> size. The Kodak part number is 1756337. I've confirmed with Kodak
> photofini****ng sup****t that this is a standard C41 developer, with the
> usual 3:15 @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
100F time if mixed per the package directions, and requires
> no starter.
>
> It's about twice the price of the old gallon kit ($10 for 2L instead of
1
> gallon) but still a pretty good deal compared to commercial processing,
> particularly for large format film.
>
Yeah, this is a PITA! I was using the package that makes 3.5 gallons. This
was perfect for me. With the new packaging, I will be mixing chems about
every third ****trait session!
My vendor (PDI in Rochester, NY) also sells Trebla brand chemistry. I've
used the RA4 Trebla with excellant results (no more tar in the racks*).
PDI
recommended that I go to the Trebla C41; it requires starter, but they do
have a small quantity package, at a better price than Kodak.
(* When I switched to the Trebla RA4 developer, it actually 'cleaned' the
tar out of the system. This was a good news/bad news thing. It loosened
any
tar in the plumbing, replenishment pumps, tank, etc, and I had to clean
the
racks every couple days! You really get strange looks at WalMart when you
buy a dozen bottles of Lysol Toilet Bowl cleaner, the manufacturer's
recommended cleaner.)
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