rattymouse wrote:
Ilford HP5+, shot with my very first camera, a Canon Rebel XS.
I also still own my Canon Rebel XS (or EOS 500) film camera. I lost the bit loose rubber/plastic frame around the viewfinder but otherwise the camera is still going strong. For film, I often used it in combination with my Canon FTb which has the FD mount instead.
I am the same. I still have a few film cameras but would likely pick up an M6 if I got back into film. The M6 feels so good in the hands. BTW - does any know of any place that could develop Kodachrome 64? I have a special (and very old) roll from my father I would like to develop.
Gary Clennan wrote:
I am the same. I still have a few film cameras but would likely pick up an M6 if I got back into film. The M6 feels so good in the hands. BTW - does any know of any place that could develop Kodachrome 64? I have a special (and very old) roll from my father I would like to develop.
Kodachrome cannot be developed anymore, except as a black and white image. The process for full color development ended several years ago and now there is nowhere in the world that can develop Kodachrome.
It will still take a specialized person to get images from Kodachrome even as a black and white image. I do not think you can get this done commercially.
See www.apug.org for people who can direct you better.
rattymouse wrote:
Wow....I wish I had a shop like that around. I can't find anywhere that does C-41 anymore. How much per roll just to develop?
Great shots, especially the first one. Looks more like Portra than Ektar with those soft pastel colors.
Tom,
Here is the local lab I'm currently using.
Their C-41 prices are lower but surprisingly their E-6 prices are lots higher (2x) than
The slide printer (See link below) http://www.littlefilmlab.com/services/
I've used these guys too. Their 120 roll & 35mm roll prices are slightly higher
and their is a $5 handling fee. You email these guys & they will send you a mailer.
After you send in your first rolls, you will continue to get mailers. http://www.theslideprinter.com/services/e6-slide-developing/
Sot its a bit of a mixed bag.
I'm surprised Chicago doesn't have a processing lab.
dswiger wrote:
Tom,
Here is the local lab I'm currently using.
Their C-41 prices are lower but surprisingly their E-6 prices are lots higher (2x) than
The slide printer (See link below) http://www.littlefilmlab.com/services/
I've used these guys too. Their 120 roll & 35mm roll prices are slightly higher
and their is a $5 handling fee. You email these guys & they will send you a mailer.
After you send in your first rolls, you will continue to get mailers. http://www.theslideprinter.com/services/e6-slide-developing/
Sot its a bit of a mixed bag.
I'm surprised Chicago doesn't have a processing lab.
Dan
Chicago has labs, but Michigan does not, which is where I'm living these days. I know, gotta update my profile.
I am researching C-41 labs and will look at the links you provided.
rattymouse wrote:
Chicago has labs, but Michigan does not, which is where I'm living these days. I know, gotta update my profile.
I am researching C-41 labs and will look at the links you provided.
If you are set up for developing B&W at home doing C41 color is not much harder, maybe even easier with the Tetenal Press kit or Unicolor kit. I have used the Tetenal kit sold by B&H unfortunately they now have it marked as in store pick up only. The Unicolor kit is sold by Freestyle in one and two liter kits. It is a 3 part process takes about 20 minutes. Temperature control is not too critical and can be set from 85 deg F to the recommended 102 deg F as long as you adjust the times. The most critical stage is the first one.
Steve464 wrote:
If you are set up for developing B&W at home doing C41 color is not much harder, maybe even easier with the Tetenal Press kit or Unicolor kit. I have used the Tetenal kit sold by B&H unfortunately they now have it marked as in store pick up only. The Unicolor kit is sold by Freestyle in one and two liter kits. It is a 3 part process takes about 20 minutes. Temperature control is not too critical and can be set from 85 deg F to the recommended 102 deg F as long as you adjust the times. The most critical stage is the first one.
rattymouse wrote:
Yeah, I will be giving this a try soon. How long do the chemicals store safely?
I second that - processing C41 is just as easy as B&W as long as you get the temperature of the first bath constant. I have managed to keep chemicals for over 6 months in airtight bottles and processed over 16 rolls of 120 film using the 1l tetenal press kit before I started noticing serious colour shifts - they were all correctable in PP though.
You will have to extend the dev time accordingly the more film you process though and I would stick to a max of 12 to be on the safe side particularly if you develop fast film like Portra 400 as this does seem to exhaust the chemicals quicker than Ektar 100.
Third, c-41 is a breeze at home. Tetenal or unicolor kit.
Back in the swing of things so to speak. Spent a week in Big Bend National Park and a week back at work. Developed all of my film but lost my 2 rolls of tmax100 (botched the developing, waaaaay thin and mostly unsalvageable). My first complete screw up but I tried a different method of developing that has been working for my ilford and triX films. Also was guessing exposure with a deep red filter. Should not have done that, could have just taken a reading. Oh well. Still have to send some velvia off for developing and scanning and 1 roll of c-41 in a camera. Did upload some old stuff from earlier this fall so will share some.
Was give a batch of 12-15 year expired B&W of questionable storage (hot garage or attic most likely). Shot the hp5 at 200 and the negs were thin and foggy but salvaged a good bit of them. Will shoot at 100 next. Here are a few.
rare can am
k1000, smc 50/2, yellow filter, dil h hc110 for 14min (agi first 30 sec, then gentle every 2 minutes), pakon scan, lr5
