Re: filmscanners: Scratched Negs & Home C-41 processing

[Michael Moore <miguelmas@uswest.net>]

The exact address for the webpage you want reach is
www.jobo-usa.com/products/cpe2plus.htm

Mike Moore

Edwin Eleazer wrote:

> I like that answer, at 2AM if I want.  Is there a decent website or book
> that you could recommend for someone that might be interested in developing
> his own film also. I'd never miss the cheap prints, and developing my own is
> something I have always been scared to try. I always made A(s) in chem lab,
> I'm a Pharmacist, and even though the drugstore is very accessible to me
> (too much so actually), I don't work at a 1 hour photo type pharmacy
> (although that would have obvious advantages), and I might want to try it at
> home.
> Edwin
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> > [mailto:owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Tim Victor
> > Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 9:59 PM
> > To: 'filmscanners@halftone.co.uk'
> > Subject: RE: filmscanners: Scratched Negs & Home C-41 processing
> >
> >
> > On Tuesday, January 23, Eli Bowen wrote:
> > > When it is so cheap to get color film developed by a lab (even a top
> > > quality professional lab) it seems hard to justify the trouble and
> > > expense of C-41 or E-6 processing at home,
> >
> > Sometimes things that seem hard really aren't so hard. <grin> I've had
> > little difficulty justifying the trouble (minor) and expense (no
> > additional)
> > myself. The fact that I can process a roll at 2AM if I want to, and often
> > have, is enough reason for me. I've also learned an awful lot by going
> > through the process, and that's the highest possible value for me.
> >
> > Like I said before, I'm not telling any others that they should be
> > processing their own color film. I just get a little bugged when others
> > try to tell me that I shouldn't be doing it.
> >
> > > especially if a
> > > formaldehyde-based stabilizer is used. Formaldehyde is a known
> > > carcinogen with other bad health effects even at relatively low exposure
> > > levels.
> >
> > I appreciate the health warning. As I mentioned in a previous message,
> > Kodak is phasing out their C-41 stabilizer in favor of a final
> > rinse for the
> > 4th bath. I'm not sure about the other brands.
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Tim Victor
> > TimVictor@csi.com
> >
> >