I use the arista C-41 powder chemistry available from freestyle photo. It can be used from 85 to 100 F. I use 85 because it is easier to achieve and maintain and longer develop time is easier to be accurate. I use mostly Kodak Portra 160 NC film and the color balance ON MY EPSON 3200 SCANNER is right on the money, no tweeking is usually needed. I use the epson driver in the advanced mode. I am not concerned about wet color printing, I do all my color digitally for 3 years now. But since I mostly use ZERO COLOR CORRECTION, I think it is highly unlikely I am getting an uncorrectable color shift for wet printing. I think the brand of chemisty your customer used may have had more effect than the temperature he used. this arista stuff is EXCELLENT!
JCO -----Original Message----- From: Butch Black [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 1:34 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Film vs Digita, was: lRe: Pentax is Dying? I use paper drums for sheet film and patterson tanks for roll film. both using constant agitation with a "drum roller". Very consistent results. Total investment in the equipment about $100. JCO John, are you running regular C-41, the kind that runs at 38�C or the "room temp variety? If the latter, have you had any of the negs machine printed? The reason I ask is that at a lab I used to work at we had a customer who processed his own C-41 (room temp variety) and the balance was way off on our printer to the point it was difficult to correct. This is not a problem if you print your own on an enlarger, only on a machine print. Butch
