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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 1:44 pm

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Hi everyone,

I'm wondering if anyone is processing C-41 at home - without a Jobo.

I'm particular concerned about availability of chemicals and temperature variations (especially if you are doing tray processing).

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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 2:20 pm

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I've done it in regular Patterson tanks. Put the tanks in a cooler water bath.

C41 chemistry is easy to mailorder from B&H or Freestyle.

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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 2:31 pm

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Thanks Sean- do you find the results consistent? Also, have you processed E-6 in manual tanks? I see that Freestyle has E-6 kits as well....

I'm hoping to do some in 4 x 5 as well- so would likely need to figure out a solution for that (pardon the pun).

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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 4:01 pm

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I am really interested in learning how to do this!

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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 4:22 pm

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The cost benefits are pretty attractive if you shoot a lot of colour - the Tetenal kit apparently process about 12- 16 rolls - not too bad- not sure how much the chemicals can be re-used...or if that assumes re-use - pretty similar for E-6 from what I can see....

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1 ... t_for.html

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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 5:16 pm

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB8qXU7dkNk

Good video.

I've done E6 as well. Equally easy. The hard part is getting the chems, since they are not powder and can't be shipped across the border.

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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 5:19 pm

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For 4x5, you can do "taco style" or you can get Patterson 4x5 reels
http://www.mod54.com/buy.php

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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 5:54 pm

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smlg.ca wrote:

For 4x5, you can do "taco style" or you can get Patterson 4x5 reels
http://www.mod54.com/buy.php

That's what I said via PM. The insert is cool! I think I might buy one of these for my tank.

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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 6:05 pm

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Yup very cool... thanks Sean- I hadn't heard of the "taco method" - lxdesign kindly explained it to me via pm...

I think I might get one too- looks interesting...

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