reid_forrest

<p>Go my C41 press kit yesterday and after a lot of fiddling with the water temperature was able to process the film successfully! I used my film washer hose to create a constant flow bath, and was able to keep all the chemistry at a perfect 102F (which is what the Jobo kit instructions called for). I was glad I did a prewash on the film. Having come from the B&W world I didn't expect the tank load of blue crud that came off the film during prewash.<br> While I think technically it all went perfectly, I can't say so much for the images. :( I think I got one or two good ones off the roll. I haven't used my Yeshica Mat TLR in about 10 years, and I'm going to need to practice a bit more with it. It's a little "fiddly" I think. <br> Thanks for everyone's help. I'm definitely going to do more C41 in the near future.</p>

<p>I appreciate everyone's responses, and I've given a lot of thought to it. While I don't want to burn this roll of film, it was a bit of a longshot anyway since the battery was dead on my Yeshiva Mat TLR, and I had no meter. I was relying on what my DSLR read and my gut for exposure.<br> With that said, I took the plunge and ordered a C41 kit from B&H. I've always wanted to try C41 processing at home, but have been a little intimidated. This seems like as good a roll as any to give it a shot!<br> I'll post back here and let y'all know how it turns out. Hopefully not too bad. :)</p>

<p>I just loaded a roll of 120 film in my developing tank, not realizing it was C-41 process. I've only ever processed B&W film. I don't want to lose this roll if I don't have to so I guess I'm going to find out how hard C-41 is to process at home. Any suggestions to increase my chances of success?<br> Edit: It's Ilford XP2 400 that I loaded</p>