LanceAn exposed roll of Phoenix Colour 200 is now speeding north on its way to Old School Photo Lab for processing!
The waiting is tough, but doing my own C-41 developing is impractical for how little color I'm shooting these days. #BelieveInFilm
tomnorthfilm@analogfusion I’m seriously considering sending my C41 processing to a lab.
@tomnorthfilm I used to do my own, but at my current slow pace it just doesn't make sense to buy a color kit.
@analogfusion The main thing I don’t like about C41 processing is that I feel the need to batch up 8 rolls before mixing up the chems due to shelf life issues. 8 rolls in one session is drudgery when you add in digitizing and converting. I prefer doing 2 or 3 rolls in a session.
@tomnorthfilm I've stretched the chemistry out to several months without any obvious detrimental effects. The key is storing it in tightly sealed bottles with little or no air trapped inside.
I've gone as long as a year with it in storage that way, but admittedly that's really pushing it.
@analogfusion I use accordion bottles for my C41 chems. I have only been able to stretch them to perhaps a month at best.
@tomnorthfilm I've used 1 liter Jobo bottles to store mine. I just squeezed out the air and capped them tightly. I could easily get 6-12 months out of the batch.
Maybe the type of chemistry makes a difference. I mostly used the Unicolor C-41 kits sold by the FPP.
Tristan Colgate-McFarlane@analogfusion @tomnorthfilm does that use a blix, or separate bleach and fix?
@tmcfarlane @tomnorthfilm Unicolor kits had blix.