Developing C41 Color Film At Home

A video tutorial on developing C41 color and black & white film at home, using the Tetenal/Unicolor Press Kit. It's easier than you think.

PLEASE NOTE! Several commenters have suggested that it's bad practice to rinse the film after the stabilizer stage, the way I do in the video, and further research seems to bear them out. Your negatives will last longer if the stabilizer stays on. A few photographers have reported some crystallization and washing marks, but so far I've had no trouble with this when leaving the stabilizer on. And the stabilizer contains a Photo-Flo-like compound to help the film dry clean.

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• film
• c41
• tetenal
• unicolor
• developing
• photography
• color
• black
• white

[taneahynes]

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[mwinahaha]

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[blueskyandhardrock]

@inverseroom I have a tank for 1 120 roll. If the tank says "590ml for 1 120/220, should I measure each chemical in a measuring cylinder first before pouring it into the tank or can I pour in each chemical until the tank is almost full?

[pjspelce]

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[U23Drocs]

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[jamiegottagunATyahoo]

In the original incarnation of this process, which was the old Unicolor Rapid Scan 41, there was no stabilizer step needed. After the Blix, you just rinsed it in water for 2-minutes, then put it in the dryer, so I'm sure you can still do this. Also, you can push with this process. For a 1-stop push add 30-seconds to the developer time, and as a rule of thumb, and additional 15-seconds for each stop after that.

[SenorCajones]

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[SenorCajones]

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