Where to get RA-4 Developer // Kodak Ektacolor RA Developer?

[x.rasenas]

Anyone have recommendations? Everywhere seems sold out with no option to even pre-order (BH and Adorama) as they have no timeline when stock is coming in. Any recs would be appreciated! (Running a cp-31)

 

[BMbikerider]

It seems to be available in UK, but the shipping costs would be prohibitive.

 

[x.rasenas]

Yeah that might be the move and just go with the bigger sized kits

 

[foc]

I did a quick Google search and came up with these, if it may help.

USA:
https://www.pakor.com/primprint-sp-vr-developer-replenisher-tm-6x10l
https://www.pakor.com/fuji-ec-ra-45p1r-dev-rep-4x10l
https://www.pakor.com/fuji-fa-2-p1-r-print-developer-replenisher-2-l

 

[mshchem]

I'm using Fuji chemistry when I run out of Kodak.

 

[mshchem]

Is there any information about when, or if SinoPromise will be bringing back all color chemistry, including C41? I'm starting to wonder if Sino has abandoned everything smaller than a drum????

 

[Tom Kershaw]

Is there any information about when, or if SinoPromise will be bringing back all color chemistry, including C41? I'm starting to wonder if Sino has abandoned everything smaller than a drum????

Slightly off topic, but I've been using the Fuji Hunt Environeg C-41 developer without issue.

 

[mshchem]

Slightly off topic, but I've been using the Fuji Hunt Environeg C-41 developer without issue.

I have been using Fuji for RA4 no trouble. For C41 I use the Kodak C41RA chemistry which is much faster 1 minute bleach, couple minutes fixer. I still have Kodak chemistry. I guess I will wait and see what Kodak SinoPromise will do, again, if anything.

 

[koraks]

Fuji also has rapid access c41 chemistry. I use it all the time.

 

[DREW WILEY]

Don't forget Freestyle in L.A. Their Silver Pixel and Arista RA4 kits are fully interchangeable with Kodak Ra/Rt; and they sometimes stock that too. My problem now is acquiring my preferred Fuji papers. The pandemic has messed up all kinds of product lines with respect to current availability.

 

[MattKing]

I'm betting that SinoPromise is prioritizing the larger sizes for their bigger commercial lab end users - they are having all sorts of problems getting constituent components, and then shipping the manufactured product.
A lot of their shippers won't even take orders, or refuse to commit to pick-up dates.

 

[EdSawyer]

Unique Photo ?

 

[mshchem]

Fuji also has rapid access c41 chemistry. I use it all the time.

This is not carried by Unique Photo who is great, I could call them, . I'm just curious what's going on, SinoPromise Wuxi, a former Kodak plant (in fact Eastman Kodak still has a operation there) has been making every color chemistry for Kodak then Kodak Alaris for years. It maybe a distributor issue. The Asian market is where the volume is.

 

[mshchem]

I'm betting that SinoPromise is prioritizing the larger sizes for their bigger commercial lab end users - they are having all sorts of problems getting constituent components, and then shipping the manufactured product.
A lot of their shippers won't even take orders, or refuse to commit to pick-up dates.

+1 agree

 

[koraks]

It maybe a distributor issue.

Supply chains have been disrupted since the start of the pandemic and now of course the Ukrainian problem will start to play a part. Besides, analog photography materials don't have priority when it comes to resurrecting disturbed supply chains.

 

[x.rasenas]

I ended up ordering from here:

https://fldigitalsupply.com/champio...er-6x10l.html/?SID=3bbp6udlmdksl1rstpjnqamh2l

Primaprint developer and Kodak Bleach / Fix.

 

[koraks]

There you go. Keep in mind this developer is a replenished so you'd need to either season it on first use or add a starter. Although I understand some people use a replenished as-is, but I didn't find it a usable solution.