Hi Jan, this arrived in my mail box, it might be of interest: Also, I don't know of any kits that come in so small a volume as to allow only one or two rolls of chemistry to be mixed. However, the developer is stable enough to last several weeks in dark oxygen restricted storage, and much longer if kept cold. A friend of mine used to keep EP-2 developer in the deep freeze until he was ready to use it, with no ill effects. Anyway, this is what I recieved from a happy Tetenal user: Bill -------------------------------------
I have been using Tetanal and Beseler kits lately. They are very easy to use and yield about 12 to 16 rolls of 35mm, 36 exposure per liter of mix. I use the small stainless steel tanks, either one reel or two reel types and make up a water bath at 100 degrees F(+ or - 1 degree. although this isn't as critical as the manufacturers normally specify). My mix lasts up to 6 or 8 weeks stored in plastic bottles at room temperature. My water bath is in a large foam bucket in a sink and is easy to control. I would say the C41 kits are almost as easy to do as B&W except for the water bath at 100 degrees F. I haven't had a bad roll for a long time. I normally hang my film in a shower after developing to dry and then cut and sleeve it before scanning it into my computer. In the computer I edit the pictures for printing or select a negative that is very good to print in the dark room. I also use Kodak and Tetenal RA-4 chemistry (in 1 liter batches) for the printing process. This process is basically like doing B&W printing except for getting the original color correction. It takes a few tries to get the filter pack that yields the best prints. Good luck, it is a very satisfying process. Richard Ullakko Sammamish, WA. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: Jan van Wijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 8:22 AM Subject: Re: Re[2]: C41color film developing, how hard is it ? > Hi Bill, > > On Wed, 3 Jul 2002 06:23:34 -0600, William Robb wrote: > > >> The most important question is, are there chemicals that can > >be mixed > >> in quantities for a single (or at most 2) films ? > > > >I think the kits that I have seen that are sourced from Europe > >(Agfa and Tetenal) mix to 1 liter of chemistry. I suspect that > >will do 6 or 8 rolls of film. I wouldn't try to split the > >concentrates, but you can store the mixed developer in glass in > >the fridge to keep it fresh. > > OK, you mean that whole liter, or possibly split into the required > amount for the JOBO tank (hopefully less than a liter :-) > > >The developer is quite stable, and > >the bleach/fix will last pretty much forever in storage. > >C-41 is incredibly easy in the Jobo. > > OK, I will see if I can get some info from Tetenal/Agfa on that ... > > Thanks for the info, JvW - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
