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Guys, dont forget that a wash after the fix is essential! Then photo flo, but no rinse!
PE
PE
www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/products/pdf/ae31.pdf
My apologies again. I definitely am NOT posting blank posts, but I seem to have stumbled into a computer syntax error with this web address. If you can read it then copy it and paste it into the address line at google. Then click on the item "Printing Color Films as Black and White". This should bring up the Kodak document. The web address reads out in longhand as: www dot kodak dot com backslash global backslash en backslash consumer backslash products backslash pdf ae31 dot pdf
Otherwise, try a google search for the title of the Kodak document, "Printing Color Films Developed as Black-and-White". Hope it works!
It is very simple to do as has been said before.
PE
Stone, read the whole Kodak article. This is a special bleach for the yellow silver filter layer and that is it. It is NOT a regular color bleach or blix.
PE
Yes, some newbies even think that household bleach is similar but it is not. In fact, in most cases, household bleach will remove the emulsion from the film support.
PE
Any progress to report on your efforts to process Kodachrome, StoneNYC? The reason I ask? I found another 18 rolls of KM and KR inside a Tupperware container when cleaning out/defrosting my deep-freeze. Curiosity may lead me to try my hand...
I found another 18 rolls of KM and KR inside a Tupperware container when cleaning out/defrosting my deep-freeze. Curiosity may lead me to try my hand...
Developing B/W to bring back already exposed but never developed Kodachrome pictures is okay.
But shooting unexposed Kodachrome as B/W film absolutely does not make any sense.
Better sell it in Ebay (collectors pay a lot for it) or give it to me.
I work my own 'Kodachrome color process' just for fun. It is a layer-selective chromogenic process but does not use the original color couplers.
Joachim
Care to share your process?
I just finished developing my first roll of 35mm K64, with excellent results.
All solutions at room temperature.
1. Distilled water 10 minute pre-wash
2. repeat step 1
3. 20 minutes in Rodinal 1:40; agitate first two minutes, then 10 seconds every two minutes
4. Distilled water 2 minute wash
5. repeat step 4
6. Kodak Fixer made fresh from powder, used straight for 20 minutes; agitate 10 seconds every 3 minutes
7. Distilled water 2 minute wash and dump.
8. repeat step 7 five more times
9. Kodak Photo-Flo 1:50 for three minutes, agitate continuously to remove ramjet
10. Shake the film reel to remove excess moisture. Do not rinse
I have three questions:
1) at what temperature did you develop: 20 degrees Celsius (=68.0 degrees Fahrenheit)?
2) you use no STOP-bath, instead only a wash with water (step 4 and 5)?
3) that's quite some fixing, used straight for 20 minutes. Any special reason (like ramjet) or your standard procedure?
And, when finished, could you show some scans of this film here?
Thanks for the help!
Bert from Holland
1. Room temperature is about 68-72 F; I don't think it's critical if all the solutions are at the same temperature.
2. No stop bath; just the two water washes; Rodinal is compensating and after such a long development, I don't think it matters.
3. Yes, the presence of ramjet concerned me, so the long fixing, repeated washes, and Photo-Flo took care of that problem.
I'm not a darkroom guru by any means; I just read a lot on the Internet and worked out a procedure that was comfortable for me.
It worked,so I'm happy to share my experience. Good luck.
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