"krishnananda" <not@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> In article <47e3150b$0$30548$4c368faf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "rwalker" <rwalker@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> "Andreas Gugau" <news@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> 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 theC-412 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 ship 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
C-41 Is not hard to process.
all you need:
Large container- I use a Rubbermaid 10w X 14L X 6h with lid (also used to
store everything)
Aquarium heater-submersible 75-100 w rated for a 10 to 20 gal tank
three 1L storage bottles for chemicals
daylight tank, film clips, funnel, graduates for mixing chemicals
I have a 100w heater rated for 20 gal tank and turned all the way on
reaches
122deg F.
place the heater in bottom of container,(comes with suction cups) fill 2/3
full and place chemical bottles in and heat to 100deg F.
load film in tank place in water, I use a Peterson tank that hold 2 rolls
35mm or 2 -120 and agitates the reels by turning a rod placed in fill
hole
so I don't need to remove the tank until I drain the chemicals back into
their bottle.
Then just scan into your computer and print.
you can get either the tetenal press kit from BH, or Freestyle has a quart
or gal powder kit. just three chems with either way dev, bleach fix,
stabilizer.
Freestyle- http://www.freestylephoto.biz
Robert
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