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ricardovaste wrote:
Beautiful
KatieInTexas wrote:
Yes, Makten, gorgeous! My favorite part is the starburst reflection of the sun off the water in the lower left corner.
Thanks Ricardo and Katie!
What C-41 kit chems do you use? Also, are you using a JOBO or hand processing? Is it hard to do for you? I've not done color yet, but think I might try soon. Not sure I want to invest in a whole other setup though ... think I might try to use my B&W setup with color chems.
I use the Tetenal "Colortec C-41" 1 liter kit, and I develop the film in a simple Paterson 1-roll tank with plastic reels. You don't need a new setup, just some bottles for the chems. I recommend glass bottles, since they actually warm up much quicker than plastic bottles.
What I do is put the bottles (including a stop bath which isn't included in the kit, but keeps the blix less contaminated with developer) in a plastic tray and fill it with ~50°C water so that most of the bottles are covered. I usually do this when I'm about to take a shower, because during the 5 minutes I shower, the bottles heat up very much perfectly to 38°C, and any dust in the air will disappear with the moisture too, which is good.
When the temperature is about right (you need a good thermometer!), I temper the tap water to 38°C and fill the development tank for the presoak. I then put the hose into the tray and let it flow slowly, so that the temperature in the tray stays fairly constant.
Development itself takes just 3:20 minutes, but I keep the tank in the tray inbetween agitations. This is the only tricky part, but after you've poured the developer back into its bottle and poured in the stop bath, there's nothing that can go wrong really. You've got plenty of time to wash the funnel if you need it for the blix and check your temperature again.
One thing though! Don't do this in your kitchen. The blix is very toxic and you want to be able to just wash everything with the shower hose afterwards. And you will heat up the room, so being naked in the bathroom is a good idea. 
nismoxr34 wrote:
I've recently taken up shooting film, and trying to develop myself. There was a problem when I had a lab develop, there are spots! What do you think they are caused by? Here are some shots.
Nice shots! The spots are probably just dust, which is a concern when you develop at home too. The film must be allowed to dry slowly if you don't have a dryer, and during that time the film emulsion is so gummy that any dust will stick on it and cause specs when scanning (I don't think it's the same problem if you do optical prints with an enlarger). You could try rewashing the film and dry it over again.
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