Unicolor C41

mklw1954 said:

I've used Unicolor for about 4 years now. Some tips:
- Take their advice seriously on using the chemicals within several days of mixing them; doing this, saving up rolls to be processed, I've done 15-19 rolls with a 1-liter kit, adding 30 seconds developer and blix time for rolls 16-19. This provides more consistent results, which is important if you will be making RA4 prints as having to find new color filtration and exposure time settings due to negative variability is extremely time consuming (may be less important if scanning). Filter each chemical, using a funnel and coffee filters, between each developing cycle.
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Jeff L said:

I used Kodak indicator stop, the same I use for B&W. I mix one for colour (C41) and one for B&W. I keep them separate to make sure there no cross contamination. Better safe than sorry.

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Marvin said:

Thanks for the info about the stop bath, I don't mind adding a step it it improves the process.

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canvassy said:

The Unicolor kit seems to last much longer than the instructions state. I followed a thread elsewhere on APUG where someone mentioned getting 24 rolls out of a 1L kit over a period of months.

Personally, I've had my 1L Unicolor kit mixed up since the 1st week of July. I've ran about 16 or 17 rolls through it already.

This one is from roll 15 or 16, developed on 9/9:https://www.flickr.com/photos/mmphotos23/21124599330
And roll 16 or 17, developed on 9/20: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mmphotos23/21619215981

This is my first time doing C41 at home, I normally do B&W with Ilford DD-X. I don't do anything special to store the Unicolor, it's kept in old 1L Ilford bottles in a bathroom closet. I'm hoping to get another 2 or 3 rolls out of the kit, and based on my experience I just received the Unicolor 2L kit that I'm hoping to use for 35+ rolls over a 4-6 month period.

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