Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] C41 processing
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:26:00 -0500

At 07:54 AM 3/3/2000 +0100, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>I only started doing my own C41 after I bought my Jobo processor last
year. Without
>it I think it would be too difficult, since you really have to maintain the
>temperature within 0.5C of the required 38C. I use the Tetenal chemicals.
With these
>and the Jobo, developing C41 is as easy as B&W.

I regularly do C41 in Kindermann tanks without a problem.  Temperature
control is not THAT critical, as the only effect is to shift the colour
balance a bit, which can readily be accomodated by adjusting the colour
balance when printing.  I think the Zone V sheet I use recommends a
2-degree F window, close to the .5 degree C Tetanal must recommend, but
this is easy enough to maintain for the short period of development.

Marc

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