![]() The kits contain the chemicals for a developer, stop bath, bleach, fix, and stabilizer. The Flic Film kits require 5 steps to develop a single round of film. And as if to only make things better, the Flic Film C41 and E6 kits are much cheaper than the other kits offered by the larger manufacturers. Many photographers have been seeking a kit with a separate bleach and flix because it allows for more creative control, better results, and more capacity over blix. Flic Film C41 kits are cheaper than standard C41 kits and have twice the rated capacity of a regular kit.įlic Film is bringing exactly what the market needed. The Flic Film C41 kits are high-quality, high-capacity color developing kits with separate bleach and fix, giving home developers the option to bleach bypass their film. But how do they compare to the kits by Arista, Cinestill, and Tetenal? I’ve developed 16 rolls using two Flic Film kits, and here are my thoughts so far. The company is offering both C41 (standard color film) and E6 (cine film) with separate bleach and fix in both 500ml (8-roll) capacity and 1L (16-roll) kits. That’s why it’s so exciting to see manufactures like Flic Film bringing the latest home color developing kits to the North American market. Kodak Flexicolor, which is the system labs use, is often extremely tough and expensive to get ahold of, making it inaccessible for most users. Most C41 kits come from the same manufacturer, are subject to sporadic shortages, and have a single blix formula instead of separate bleach and fix steps (like most labs use). I hate DSLR scanning….There are few options on the market for developing color film at home. Lastly… you can’t do Remjet film at a lab and I’ve been doing a lot of Fuji Eterna recently When working with multiple tanks at the same time it’s a life saver. Set it to 38.3c and dump everything in there and leave it for an hour. Getting a sous vide was something I avoided and wish I had done at the beginning. ![]() I do test my chemicals if they are over their recommended usage. I have never had a bad result doing C41 at home with about 250 rolls. I have only put about 50 rolls through labs and usually only do it when I’m travelling a lot. Nobody looking at your photos is a plus for me too… Then there are the fuckups, I’ve twice had film wrecked by labs and the results are inferior to Tetenal which is inferior to Fuji… unless you get it taken to a lab that is really good at what they do. One item not considered is just the general PITA with labs: Travel time and cost… coffees bought on the way, stopping off at a random place you saw on the way and buying something. I typically go 50% over the recommended number of films without issue and keep it stored for months without issue. I was sleptical but I tested this with some potassium which did not corrode.įrom what I’ve seen Fuji is cheapest per roll at recommended use but Tetenal 2.5L is cheaper if you overuse it. Pro option: Tetenal Protectan Spray, this sinks under the air and leaves a layer of dense gas covering the liquid and you only need a tiny amount. Lighter refill sprayed into bottle to displace as much air as possible. As long as i can get c-41 chems and film, im good to go.Īs was said, you don’t need air reduction bottles: Budget option: I am no longer beholden to labs coming and going, shutting down or deciding to move away from developing. The biggest benefit is future proofing my hobby. I currently shoot about 2 rolls of 120 a week and about 2 rolls of 35mm, many more if i take a trip somewhere so i estimate i should recoup my costs in 7.5 weeks You could reduce this cost significantly by not buying the air reduction bottles and simply using whatever you have around the house, but i figured this might come at the cost of chemical life. The Unicolor C-41 kit was slightly over priced, but i got it locally from a camera store and i like supporting the little people But for web use it will be fine, anything i want printed will go to the drum scanner people. My little flat bed won't be able to compete with that level of detail. They used a Sony a7R and negative supply holder to give some absolutely fantastic scans. ![]() While the per roll cost of my local lab was pretty high, the major benefit was the scans. This chart shows my quick analysis of the cost of home developing C-41 vs Processing at my local lab.
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