5/28/2023 0 Comments C 41 developing![]() ![]() And as if to only make things better, the Flic Film C41 and E6 kits are much cheaper than the other kits offered by the larger manufacturers. Many photographers have been seeking a kit with a separate bleach and flix because it allows for more creative control, better results, and more capacity over blix. Flic Film C41 kits are cheaper than standard C41 kits and have twice the rated capacity of a regular kit.įlic Film is bringing exactly what the market needed. The Flic Film C41 kits are high-quality, high-capacity color developing kits with separate bleach and fix, giving home developers the option to bleach bypass their film. But how do they compare to the kits by Arista, Cinestill, and Tetenal? I’ve developed 16 rolls using two Flic Film kits, and here are my thoughts so far. The company is offering both C41 (standard color film) and E6 (cine film) with separate bleach and fix in both 500ml (8-roll) capacity and 1L (16-roll) kits. That’s why it’s so exciting to see manufactures like Flic Film bringing the latest home color developing kits to the North American market. Kodak Flexicolor, which is the system labs use, is often extremely tough and expensive to get ahold of, making it inaccessible for most users. Most C41 kits come from the same manufacturer, are subject to sporadic shortages, and have a single blix formula instead of separate bleach and fix steps (like most labs use). In this case, the chemistry (excluding diluted color developer) will have a shelf life of up to 6 months.There are few options on the market for developing color film at home. However, it is still important to store the chemistry correctly in airtight bottles and possibly treat it with an anti-oxidation spray such as Tetenal Protectan. The applicable times are specified in the kit manual. To compensate for the reduced effect of the color developer, the development time must be extended with each successive batch. If several films are developed per batch (2 to 4 films) and the kit is fully used within 7-10 days after opening the bottles, the capacity of the kit will be even greater up to a maximum of 20 35mm films (36 exposures). With this 1 liter kit 12-15 35mm films (36 exposures) can be developed within a time span of 5 weeks (shelf life of diluted color developer). The total development process therefore only takes about 12-14 minutes (preheating included). In comparison with other kits, the supplied concentrate can be diluted more, so that more than enough working solution can be produced. It is not necessary to rinse the film with water after each step of the development process. Films must be treated 3 to 4 times with this bath to obtain completely clean negatives. With the supplied stabilization concentrate about 1L of working solution can be created. ![]() The final bath of the process still remains the stabilizer. The Cs41 development kit from CineStill offers more flexibility in this respect.īecause the bleach and the fixer are divided into two separate baths, they can be applied more quickly one after the other and the processing time is much shorter than when working with a blix (bleach & fix) that can be found in the Tetenal Colortec kits. However, the temperature of the colour developer must still be strictly adhered to during development (38 ☌). For example, the colour developer does not consist of different components that have to be mixed beforehand. As a result, the kit is much faster to use than the Colortec Kit from Tetenal. The kit consists of a one-piece color developer (hence the name monopart) and a separate bleaching and fixing bath. This development kit is offered at the express request of many customers. The Monopart C-41 Kit offers a number of important advantages compared to the Colortec Kits from Tetenal. Nevertheless, in terms of quality, the kit is certainly not inferior to the development kits of Tetenal and CineStill, which have become well known by now. This kit is mainly aimed at home use or for those who only occasionally develop small batches of film. The C-41 Monopart Color Film Processing Kit from the Italy-based Bellini, is a complete kit for the easy and quick development of color negative films. Contact us if you have any questions about using this kit! ![]() A detailed manual of this developing kit can be found under the download section of this product page. ![]()
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