Colour film
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I disagree.
I've developed the stuff at home (its a bit more of a ballache but not the worst), and even now I send it away, get the smallest scans and rescan the ones you really like.
There's also the fact you wouldn't just fire through 36 shots like you would on a digital as each shot has a higher intrinsic cost.
I mean, sure, if it only counts as film photography if you're processing it yourself, you may as well just shoot digital, and whack the naff instagram style filters on it, but I suggest doing that means you're missing the point of shooting film.
I've developed the stuff at home (its a bit more of a ballache but not the worst), and even now I send it away, get the smallest scans and rescan the ones you really like.
There's also the fact you wouldn't just fire through 36 shots like you would on a digital as each shot has a higher intrinsic cost.
I mean, sure, if it only counts as film photography if you're processing it yourself, you may as well just shoot digital, and whack the naff instagram style filters on it, but I suggest doing that means you're missing the point of shooting film.
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What a stupid post.
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Are you asking a question or inviting a discussion?
Quite a few people do home dev and scan for colour film. Even if you send the film off for dev, you can do your own scanning. I don;t understand the point being made as it's not remotely like digital even if you send the form off for everything.
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Since the darkroom you use has a colour enlarger, surely you can get the control you want/need and suitable C41 chemicals are easy to find for the film developing.
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There's nothing to stop you developing colour at home, either with pre-packaged kits or by mixing the chemicals from scratch. The formula for both C41 and ECN2 color chemicals are available online.
I have mixed my own ECN2 chemicals:
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Having said that, I've almost stopped shooting colour film, but that's mainly because I like black and white.
I have mixed my own ECN2 chemicals:
ECN2 – making your own developer and bleach
Kodak Vision 250D developed in the ECN2 chemicals described below Another example, with a different colour palette I’ve had a couple of comments asking me to provide details of how I make ECN…
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Having said that, I've almost stopped shooting colour film, but that's mainly because I like black and white.
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I home process C41 with Cine Still simplified C41, just two bath with a water bath between the Dev and Blix, dead easy and not necessary requiring high temperature but best to get a stable 39 Deg.C or times get stupid long.
Yes the colours may be a bit 'special' at times but how else do I use up the rest of the very outdated Fujicolor superia x-tra 400 press pack?
Yes the colours may be a bit 'special' at times but how else do I use up the rest of the very outdated Fujicolor superia x-tra 400 press pack?
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If c41 chems had the shelf life of bnw i'd do it all myself, however theres a place in Shoreditch ( Analog films) that does dev and basic scan ( good enough to see if the shot is any good) for £4, I could never match those economies of scale at the volumes I shoot. Sometimes even with black and white I like XP2 for its c41 as I know what ill get every time, no over agitated film etc
Its possible to make digital look like colour film but its so much work or I have to overpay for it I may as well just shoot colour, and nothing beats the size of my olympus mju ii I bought in lyme regis last year for the grand sum of £10
Its possible to make digital look like colour film but its so much work or I have to overpay for it I may as well just shoot colour, and nothing beats the size of my olympus mju ii I bought in lyme regis last year for the grand sum of £10
Do they do postal orders too? I don’t use colour that partly due to getting it developed. £4 seems very cheap
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They do not unfortunately, its a tiny shop on Hanbury Street, literally a c41 dev machine and enough space to process orders
Their scans are not the best but cant knock the dev costs.
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A+M Imaging in Edinburgh do E6, always had excellent service from them
Thats a shame. I’ll keep searching
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If you really want to process colour film at home, there's nothing to stop you. Formulae for the colour processes are easy to find, if you want to do everything yourself from scratch. Or you can buy kits. You can even adjust the colour balance of slide films, and do clip tests.
I've processed colour slide films (starting in 1968), and made Cibachrome prints from slides.
BUT personally, I derive zero satisfaction from pouring liquids into and out of a light tight container for an hour or so. I'd rather be using a camera or being creative in making a print. And also personally, I don't find colour photography particularly satisfying or (to me) a very creative process. I am prepared to concede that the extra scope for creativity that comes from having camera movements available could make colour photography of limited interest to me, other than purely as a recording medium.
Finally, for me, a print from film has a quality that one from digital does not; and that ultimately is why I use film. Developing films, messing around with formulae, getting involved with what to me are unnecessary complications like the zone system that fix problems I don't have, all that is drudgery I could do without. I have only one reason to process my own Black and white films and that is that trust myself and not the postal system. The only times I have had Black and white films processed for me, I have used a local lab that I can hand the film in to, and collect a hour or so later.
I've processed colour slide films (starting in 1968), and made Cibachrome prints from slides.
BUT personally, I derive zero satisfaction from pouring liquids into and out of a light tight container for an hour or so. I'd rather be using a camera or being creative in making a print. And also personally, I don't find colour photography particularly satisfying or (to me) a very creative process. I am prepared to concede that the extra scope for creativity that comes from having camera movements available could make colour photography of limited interest to me, other than purely as a recording medium.
Finally, for me, a print from film has a quality that one from digital does not; and that ultimately is why I use film. Developing films, messing around with formulae, getting involved with what to me are unnecessary complications like the zone system that fix problems I don't have, all that is drudgery I could do without. I have only one reason to process my own Black and white films and that is that trust myself and not the postal system. The only times I have had Black and white films processed for me, I have used a local lab that I can hand the film in to, and collect a hour or so later.