Disposable Cameras

[sian]

Hello from a newbie

I was wondering how easy it is to process the film from colour disposable cameras, what are the best methods and chemicals to use.
I have been processing my own b&W films from my canon for a little while but am always looking to do something different.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.



Oooh also, I have a Minolta 16QT and - on a probably extremely long shot - was wondering about getting film for it just to see how it would come out (if at all!) any suggestions??

 

[bdial]

The common Kodak and Fuji cameras use C-41 color films. So you can use any of the available C-41 kits. The film is in a standard 35mm cassette, the camera winds the film into the cassette so that after the last exposure it's fully wound into the cassette and you can crack the camera open in the light.
There are many discussions on the mechanics of doing your own C-41 processing in here.

 

[nickandre]

C41 color films are quite easy. You maintain the temperature of a water bath at just over 100 degrees F (38 something C), like 102, and dump in the required chemistry at that temp for the required time. I wrote an article on it under the articles section.

 

[removed account4]

the cameras are not too hard to disassemble.
once you carefully remove the box you can open it and take your film out.
you can even re-use it with your own film, if you want, just make sure
the little dx code on the film you want to put into the camera is the same
as the what you removed ( will tell the camera the asa ) ...
a friend took a disposable and a bag of film with him and hiked on a long trip.
it was pretty easy and worked well ...

have fun
john

 

[sian]

Wow, thanks guys for the quick replies.
I'm at a wedding tomorrow so will get snap happy so I've got something to play around with.

Have a great weekend!