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I've been looking into developing film at home. I use to do B&W years and years ago but from what I'm seeing, color might not be that much more difficult
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Airframes
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Glenn, you'd need an enlarger with a colour head for prints, and would need to learn the degrees of filtration required for each shot printed.
Developing colour negative film is of course similar to B&W, although an extra "bath" is used, in the form of a bleach, or a bleach / fix. However, time and temperature is much more critical than B&W developing.
Using a "E6" process or equivalent, colour transparency film such as Ektachrome, or other manufacturer's equivalent, can be processed relatively easily, although again temperature is more critical.
In general, the costs, wastage and time involved in home colour processing outweigh any advantages, except perhaps learning and maybe a bit of fun.
Developing colour negative film is of course similar to B&W, although an extra "bath" is used, in the form of a bleach, or a bleach / fix. However, time and temperature is much more critical than B&W developing.
Using a "E6" process or equivalent, colour transparency film such as Ektachrome, or other manufacturer's equivalent, can be processed relatively easily, although again temperature is more critical.
In general, the costs, wastage and time involved in home colour processing outweigh any advantages, except perhaps learning and maybe a bit of fun.
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T Bolt
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I plan on only developing the negatives, scanning them, then printing only the shots I want.
The reason I'm considering this is that all the processing options around here are upwards of $20 and don't return your negatives, which is a deal breaker for me. I did find a place in California that does any size roll for $12 plus $3 for upgrading to a better quality scan. I think they return the negatives but I'm not sure. I'll have to look into it more
I wouldn't be looking to start developing my own before I retire in a couple of years. Any way, I know I can do B&W, did a lot of that back in high school.
The reason I'm considering this is that all the processing options around here are upwards of $20 and don't return your negatives, which is a deal breaker for me. I did find a place in California that does any size roll for $12 plus $3 for upgrading to a better quality scan. I think they return the negatives but I'm not sure. I'll have to look into it more
I wouldn't be looking to start developing my own before I retire in a couple of years. Any way, I know I can do B&W, did a lot of that back in high school.
special ed
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Great camera collection! There was a photofinisher in Kansas who was the last to process Kodachrome until chemicals were no longer available, but they still did full photofinishing, including E-6. I quit using mails for sending film due to X-ray security. At that time Fed Ex was the only service who did not X-ray parcels. For home processing, I found chemicals difficult to locate and the shop people looked at me strangely (I'm used to that).
Update: just found their label - Dwayne's Photo, P.O.Box 274, 415 S. 32nd St. Parsons, Kansas,67357 - WWW.dwaynesphoto.com
I have not yet checked the site.
Good luck!
Update: just found their label - Dwayne's Photo, P.O.Box 274, 415 S. 32nd St. Parsons, Kansas,67357 - WWW.dwaynesphoto.com
I have not yet checked the site.
Good luck!
Airframes
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Strange that the negs aren't returned, they're your property, and the processing house has no right to retain them.
In a couple of years, it will be even more difficult to obtain the chemicals I guess, but worth a try. Be prepared for a bit of hassle and errors though, when processing, as the negs are the most critical and important thing in the process. Probably better off using transparency film, and then scan the "trannies".
Having been a Tech Rep for Kodak in the UK for some years, it's a shame the Company went, having been managed poorly from Eastman Kodak in the 'States, and ignoring the "digital age" - especially as digital photography was "invented" by a Kodak Ltd employee in the UK !!!
In a couple of years, it will be even more difficult to obtain the chemicals I guess, but worth a try. Be prepared for a bit of hassle and errors though, when processing, as the negs are the most critical and important thing in the process. Probably better off using transparency film, and then scan the "trannies".
Having been a Tech Rep for Kodak in the UK for some years, it's a shame the Company went, having been managed poorly from Eastman Kodak in the 'States, and ignoring the "digital age" - especially as digital photography was "invented" by a Kodak Ltd employee in the UK !!!
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I retired from Kodak after 30 years, so greetings to a fellow ex Yellow blood. Many of the corner drugstores here have a photo service staffed by no nothings. The processing is poor and the prints are ink jet, but you get your streaked negs back. The only real photo paper using shops/service tell you up front. As to the negative issue, they may sell them to a stock photo agency? When I serviced color photo processers for Kodak, I would also check/clean the customer's B & W processers and printers although they were not under contract. Almost every lab had spider webs etc in the lens path of the printer. If I commented on this, I was told "no one cares about black & white", the inference being if they couldn't afford color they didn't know the difference. When my aviation photo buddy and I got tired of our darkroom clean up, we tried a new photo service specialising in only B & W. Only once! Their work was unbelievably crappy and they soon went out of business. We shot all aviation stuff on Kodachrome.
Thanks to a forum member who shall remain unnamed for his safety (from my wife) I just ordered from Amazon The Sony equivalent of the canon Powershot SKE540HS. The Sony had more zoom and more pixel and slightly less cost. "Why do you need another camera?" indeed!
Thanks to a forum member who shall remain unnamed for his safety (from my wife) I just ordered from Amazon The Sony equivalent of the canon Powershot SKE540HS. The Sony had more zoom and more pixel and slightly less cost. "Why do you need another camera?" indeed!
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T Bolt
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Fun at work
Snautzer01
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Looks like a fun game. Lets call it agneJ
Nice Glenn
Crimea_River
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Interesting Glenn. Sometimes they are harder to take down than put up.
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T Bolt
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It's the Mile Long Bridge, southwest of Chicago. It takes interstate I-294 over the Desplaines river, the Chicago Ship & Sanitary canal, The Illinois and Michigan canal. 2 Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail yards, 2 Canadian National tracks, the Chicago Metropolitain Sanitary District sewage processing area, a small industrial park, and a tollway ramp.
We finished the new bridge late last year and now its time to take down the old one.
And your right Andy, it's taking some time to do it. It took a few weeks just to take down the span over the Sanitary & Ship canal using barges and a crane as seen in the pictures below.
We finished the new bridge late last year and now its time to take down the old one.
And your right Andy, it's taking some time to do it. It took a few weeks just to take down the span over the Sanitary & Ship canal using barges and a crane as seen in the pictures below.
Crimea_River
Marshal
That's a lot of steel for the scrap yard.
Good stuff Glenn!
Vic Balshaw
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There is a certain fascination in watching structures being demolished. Thanks for sharing. 
fubar57
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Neato
ARTESH
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Interesting!
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T Bolt
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At last, I'm finished building walls.
I last showed an update last July when I made the gutter behind the nearest wall. Now I have to put a whole lot of topsoil and compost between the two walls and behind the far one for my planting beds. Hopefully in the next few weeks so I can get the garden planted in time.
I last showed an update last July when I made the gutter behind the nearest wall. Now I have to put a whole lot of topsoil and compost between the two walls and behind the far one for my planting beds. Hopefully in the next few weeks so I can get the garden planted in time.
nice work Glenn.
i may have said this before but the scenery isn't much different to where i live !
just for comparison
