<p>To clarify, type of reel and tank is entirely a personal matter, beginners like Paterson for ease of loading, stainless steel uses less chemicals per roll, will load when wet, and temp control can be a bit easier.<br>
Processing black and white, there a two types of fixers, standard fixers made from powder and liquid rapid fixers. Fresh fixers clear film much faster than used fixer solutions and some films require much longer fixing times than others. As a rule ISO 400 films require longer fixing times than slower films and the tablet grain films, ESPECIALLY TMax films, require much longer fixing times than conventional films.<br>
C-41 and E-6 are a little fussy but your wet processing times are actually shorter than times with black and white. The three step E-6 kits are easy to use and produce good results. You don't need to mount slide if your plans involve only scanning the film strips. Rather than maintain a strict developer temperature most kits can also be used in a "drift-by" mode where the developer starts a little warm and then ends up a little cooler at the end of the developer cycle. Check the instructions that come with your kit.<br>
For consistent results I personally use a Unicolor Kit (mad by Tetenal) and a Unicolor Film Drum on a UniRoller. Easy to use, economical, and consistent.<br>
Save up your film so that you can process a batch of film all in one day that equals the capacity of your kit.<br>
darkroommike</p>
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