Whilst I know Michael from my days in the Woking P.S., and have used most of his products, I have not used this one. If he says it will do a job I think you can rely on that. You must not try and split the dry packs, the chemicals are not evenly distributed in the bags, so you will get uneven results.
Anyone had any experience of using this kit? It is sold by Silverprint and seems to be about the only economical kit for low volume users as it is in powder form.
Silverprint's website recommends a maximum of 4x35mm films from the 600ml kit but the Speedibrews overview section carried by Silverprint says up to 8 films.
It's not clear whether each kit is 300ml of developer and 300ml of blix hence the reference to a 600ml kit or 600ml of developer and blix.
It is a room temperature kit but doesn't specify what room temperature is. No doubt this is covered in the instructions.
I must admit I have never come across a room temperature C-41 kit before and I am left a little uneasy about whether there might be any drawbacks to such things as longevity of negs.
Can the powder be split in half to process say 2 films to extend its life? If not then how long might it last in liquid form?
Thanks Dave. Unfortunately that's what I thought. It seems a little strange that Silverprint should "downrate" Michael's products by 50%. It could of course be just an error in typing or interpretation. Silverprint who obviously endorse Speedibrews products would have no reason to contradict him. Since the issue of Silverprint's rudeness I have looked very carefully at its website and whatever else might be said about its approach to the customer I am absolutely convinced of Silverprint's honestly and intergrity in its approach to giving customers an honest deal.
As you know Michael Maunder can you say what the chances are of me getting a reply from him?
Thanks
pentaxuser
Just FYI, films at EK are made to fit the developer, not the reverse of course.
Therefore all films fit one developer. But, I have designed up to 12 developers that gave the same results with one color product, but when I changed emulsion #s of the same product I got 12 answers even though the two emulsions matched in the product developer.
This whole area in color is a mine field. B&W can be the same.
PE
Just FYI, films at EK are made to fit the developer, not the reverse of course.
Therefore all films fit one developer. But, I have designed up to 12 developers that gave the same results with one color product, but when I changed emulsion #s of the same product I got 12 answers even though the two emulsions matched in the product developer.
This whole area in color is a mine field. B&W can be the same.
PE
I've only just picked up this thread again, so apologies for not replying earlier. I haven't seen Michael Maunder for several years. I thought that he had retired to the Channel Islands to indulge in his passion for astronomy, and had given up the production of chemical kits. I should address your question to Martin at Silverprint in the first instance, if you haven't already done so, and ask him to relay your question.
I would like to point out one uncertainty that has been bothering me.
If a C41 developer is to work at lower than 100F, then it must be designed with higher activity. I'm uncertain how the average films will react to that, but as I said, overdevelopment is better than underdevelopment.
Also, even development becomes more difficult with shorter times.
Good luck.
PE
I should have mentioned in my previous post that I have used Tetenal C41 tabs which I liked because they included stabilisor but they seem to have disappeared from the market. Anyone know whether they are still produced?
I get the feeling though that small kits of C41 are doomed and I'll need to learn how to mix chemicals but with rather more accuracy than when I mixed my own D163 about 45 years ago!
Cheers
Jeff
Hello pentaxuser,
I haven't used the kit you are refering too but, there is another powder C41 kit made by novadarkroom.com called NovaProSpeed 41. It is a 1 litre kit to process up to 12 films with temperature and time details including pull/push.
I have used this and have a couple of kits at home; I wait until I've got sufficient films to use a full kit. I think its about £11.50 + pp.
Regards Daniel
Hello Jeff,
I was very happy with the results I got. Some of the films were Ilford XP2 shot at 200 asa, others were mainly Fuji Superia 100 and 400.
It was possible to reuse the chemicals more than once; this is true of other C41 kits I have used but, usually with a time increase in the development stage.
I'll get the instructions from one of the kits I have at home and see if I can get the relevant bits together for you by tommorow.
Regards Daniel
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