Re: [pinhole-discussion] color processing
When I was doing this I bought the RA4 kit and divided the developer among several liter bottles and kept them full and refrigerated. Good for at least three months. - Original Message - From: Steve Shapiro sgsh...@redshift.com To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 1:55 AM Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] color processing What 'Kit' do you buy for small runs of color negative prints? S. Shapiro - Original Message - From: lva l...@pamho.net To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 11:13 AM Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] color processing I had been asking around a month or so ago to people I know about doing color processing at home. And all of them warned me of the very dangerous chemicals involved. Any tips from those of you who have been doing it. I would love to do my color at home like I do my own black and white, so I can have the contol. But the chemicals have been scaring me away. I haven't had any problems. Knock on wood. Greetings Brahma ___ Pinhole-Discussion mailing list Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? unsubscribe or change your account at http://www.???/discussion/ ___ Pinhole-Discussion mailing list Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? unsubscribe or change your account at http://www.???/discussion/
Re: [pinhole-discussion] color processing
What 'Kit' do you buy for small runs of color negative prints? S. Shapiro - Original Message - From: lva l...@pamho.net To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 11:13 AM Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] color processing I had been asking around a month or so ago to people I know about doing color processing at home. And all of them warned me of the very dangerous chemicals involved. Any tips from those of you who have been doing it. I would love to do my color at home like I do my own black and white, so I can have the contol. But the chemicals have been scaring me away. I haven't had any problems. Knock on wood. Greetings Brahma ___ Pinhole-Discussion mailing list Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? unsubscribe or change your account at http://www.???/discussion/
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- Original Message - From: Mike Vande Bunt mike.vandeb...@mixcom.com By the way, for the non North American audience, the 100 degrees mentioned is in Farenheit degrees. 100 degrees Celsius is easy to maintain, just bring the water to a boil! And watch your fish swimming backstroke style!! BTW, if 1 heater can't copy with the volume of water, nothing prevents you from having 2 heaters. Guillermo
Re: [pinhole-discussion] color processing
William Erickson wrote: I'd be a little surprised if an aquarium heater can maintain 100 degrees very reliably. Aquarium heaters are quite good a within a plus or minus one degree range. 100 degrees is on the high end for most heaters, but not outside their capability. The water must be circulating for temperature regulation to work reloably, so some sort of a pump to keep that water moving is also needed. By the way, for the non North American audience, the 100 degrees mentioned is in Farenheit degrees. 100 degrees Celsius is easy to maintain, just bring the water to a boil! Mike Vande Bunt
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Hi: An aquarium heater may work provided the volume of water you are using is fairly large and has been stabilized over a ong period of time, adequately mixed and covered. Ie like an aquarium. Aquarium heaters don't heat water very quickly. They are designed to hold a fairly large volume of water at a stable tempurature. Auariums also have a circlulating/filtration system that keeps the water moving, without this the water would be unevenly heated. See if you could use a presure balanced faucet. These are becoming more common - used mostly for bathtubs. The tubs deliver a fixed rate of water, the valve controls the mix of hot and cold water to maintain the set temperature. Designed to prevent one from being scalded when somebody flushes the toilet while you are taking a shower. Depending on your plumbing situation you may be able to set your water at 100 dg and it may stay there. Though if someone takes a shower, flushed the toilet etc, your film could be ruined. You could try a temperature controlled water bath like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1616174719 Gord On Tue, 17 Jul 2001, William Erickson wrote: I'd be a little surprised if an aquarium heater can maintain 100 degrees very reliably. In my experience, c-41 developing, especially 35mm, is tedious, prone to variation in contrast, probably due to variability in agitation rates, and no fun at all. - Original Message - - Gordon J. Holtslander Dept. of Biology hol...@duke.usask.ca112 Science Place http://duke.usask.ca/~holtsgUniversity of Saskatchewan Tel (306) 966-4433 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Fax (306) 966-4461 Canada S7N 5E2 -
Re: [pinhole-discussion] color processing
I'd be a little surprised if an aquarium heater can maintain 100 degrees very reliably. In my experience, c-41 developing, especially 35mm, is tedious, prone to variation in contrast, probably due to variability in agitation rates, and no fun at all. - Original Message - From: Jeff Dilcher r...@hiddenworld.net To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 2:52 PM Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] color processing Thanks for the responses to my original question. From what I have gathered, it appears that c41 is not too difficult to do. Apparantly, however, you need to maintain chemicals at 100deg F, throughout development. I have a plastic drum (Jobo 3010, I believe) that I rotate my 4x5 negatives in for bw processing. I am hoping I can spin this in a warm water bath. I bought an inexpensive 200watt aquariam heater, that, I am hoping, will keep my waterbath the correct temp. From some info I have read, tetenal 1 liter kits are good for color negative development. Anyone have any thoughts on this? Also, I am getting ready to purchase a box of 50 or 100 sheets of color negative film. I have read that Kodak Portra stands up to reciprocity fairly well. I will be doing mostly a variety of outdoor shots. Anyone else have thoughts as to a better choice for color sheet film, before I spend any money? Thanks!! Jeff Dilcher ___ Pinhole-Discussion mailing list Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? unsubscribe or change your account at http://www.???/discussion/
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I had been asking around a month or so ago to people I know about doing color processing at home. And all of them warned me of the very dangerous chemicals involved. Any tips from those of you who have been doing it. I would love to do my color at home like I do my own black and white, so I can have the contol. But the chemicals have been scaring me away. I haven't had any problems. Knock on wood. Greetings Brahma
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years ago the color chem were worse than they are now there have been some changes and they are probably no worse, or even a lot less bad than some b/w stuff. Trebla is probably the best and most forgiving brand, and a lot less costly than Kodak stuff.go for it. skip From: Lisa Reddig l...@julianrichards.com To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 1:07 PM Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] color processing I had been asking around a month or so ago to people I know about doing color processing at home. And all of them warned me of the very dangerous chemicals involved. Any tips from those of you who have been doing it. I would love to do my color at home like I do my own black and white, so I can have the contol. But the chemicals have been scaring me away. lisa ___
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I did color printing at home for about ten years without harm to myself or anyone else. There's a fair expense for equipment and it isn't fun like BW. If you can find a school or something with the dry to dry processor you can save yourself a lotof time, expense and hassle. - Original Message - From: Lisa Reddig l...@julianrichards.com To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 1:07 PM Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] color processing I had been asking around a month or so ago to people I know about doing color processing at home. And all of them warned me of the very dangerous chemicals involved. Any tips from those of you who have been doing it. I would love to do my color at home like I do my own black and white, so I can have the contol. But the chemicals have been scaring me away. lisa ___ Pinhole-Discussion mailing list Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? unsubscribe or change your account at http://www.???/discussion/
Re: [pinhole-discussion] color processing
I had been asking around a month or so ago to people I know about doing color processing at home. And all of them warned me of the very dangerous chemicals involved. Any tips from those of you who have been doing it. I would love to do my color at home like I do my own black and white, so I can have the contol. But the chemicals have been scaring me away. lisa
[pinhole-discussion] color processing
i have essentially done all of my 4x5s as well as 35 mm color myself--both positives and negatives, with good results. hand agitation in self-controlled water temperature bath works fine, you just need to be vigilant. c-41 is easier than e-6 chemistry, as it has fewer steps, but the whole process is highly gratifying, somehow...i had a moderate magenta dominant at first, but through better temp. control eliminated that and am happy with the results. meg
