Jman13 wrote:
So, today I finished up a roll of 35mm Ektar that I'd had in my EOS 650 for a while. I used it to be the test roll for my first at-home C41 development. I've been developing my B&W shots at home for a while, but finally decided to get a C41 kit too. Definitely more of a pain than my B&W monobath, but not particularly difficult...hardest part is getting the chemicals to the right temperature and maintaining them during development. Still, first roll came out nicely! Also, the first shot is the first time I've taken a true night shot on film. I had taken shots at night on film, of course, growing up, but always flash of friends or something.
All are Canon EOS 650 with EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5, Kodak Ektar 100:
I ran hot water over the developer bottle until it reached 102, and I filled a bucket with water that was around 105F (just measured the temp of the faucet water, and went slightly high to allow for cooling during the process and heating up of the bucket). I did a prerinse with 100F ish water to warm up the film and developing tank, poured the developer, sealed the tank, and just held it in the bucket of warm water between agitation cycles.
The Blix doesn't need nearly the same temp control. So once I did the Blix I just kept it out (Blix was at about 90).
Desmolicious wrote:
Excellent results Jordan! Definitely has that Ektar pop! How did you maintain your chem temps?
I ran hot water over the developer bottle until it reached 102, and I filled a bucket with water that was around 105F (just measured the temp of the faucet water, and went slightly high to allow for cooling during the process and heating up of the bucket). I did a prerinse with 100F ish water to warm up the film and developing tank, poured the developer, sealed the tank, and just held it in the bucket of warm water between agitation cycles.
The Blix doesn't need nearly the same temp control. So once I did the Blix I just kept it out (Blix was at about 90).
If you continue to pursue color photography, then I'd highly recommend a sous vide. Like you, I would keep my chemicals in a +100F tank to keep the temperature in the (102F) ballpark during the whole process. After getting a sous vide, I found maintaining temperature for color film much easier to control than for B&W film. (The monobath process is still easier though.)
Returning to this thread after a long interlude. I realised that if I was going to shoot film regularly I was more likely to do that with a camera which more closely resembled my digital Ms: something with 28mm and 75mm framelines, a hot shoe, and a built-in meter. Plus it would have to work with my Summicron 50 DR. In other words, an MP.
