Re: 120 film developing by mail

In article <47e3150b$0$30548$4c368faf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 "rwalker" <rwalker@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> "Andreas Gugau" <news@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> news:64fr2gF2bdv8sU1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> snip
> >
> > Depends on the amount of rolls - but ever thought about
self-processing? 
> > It's easy and cheap.
> >
> > Andreas
> >
> > -- 
> 
> I've considered it for black and white.  I've heard color is much
harder, 
> which I've never tried.
> 
> I should have added, in my original post, that I'm in the U.S.  (upstate
New 
> York). 

E6 processing is relatively simple and can be done in small tanks. C41 
shouldn't even be tried without a good processing machine due to the 
toxicity of the chemicals and the very small temperature tolerances. And 
color printing has to be done in absolute darkness as there is no 
safelight for panchromatic papers.

I strongly recommend the book "Color Photography: A Working Manual" by 
Henry Horenstein. It gives you a lot of info, especially on what can go 
wrong and why.

Unfortunately it is illegal to ****p many of the chemicals by common 
carrier -- check the B&H website's color chemistry section. Not sure how 
to get around that one.

Hope this helps,

--k