HOW TO DEVELOP COLOR FILM AT HOME

In this video i take you step by step, through the process of developing your own colour negative film at home, using the Rollei Digi base system . Join me as i develop two rolls of Portra 160

If you would like to help me out a buy me a roll of film you can here

Or if you would like to join the discussion on the Facebook group you would be welcome here

[endnami]

Thanks for doing this! It's so helpful and great to have different perspectives on how to develop color film.

[gianmarcomaioli]

Loving the “squeegee-drop”, cracked me up. Great vid Ollie!

[mrstandfast]

Excellent as always, I look forward to seeing the prints/scans from the Ikonta.

[legionchef]

This is fantastic, thank you. I’ve been using the Bellini kit, which produces good results. I think you’ve said before that you are in Kent, which is where I am (dartford way) and we also have the hard water problem. I’ve started to use deionised water which you can buy from Asda for £1.50 for a 2.5L bottle which has improved my results. Great tip regarding the digital thermometer, no wonder I was having colour shifts...

[TeddyWandererCamera-Bear]

Very informative Ollie, thanks for sharing Take care :D Teddy

[btrdangerdan]

Very helpful information, thanks a bunch Ollie!

[jonathanhotopf]

That is one massive changing bag, would be useful for LF.

[chriswilcockson]

Hi, excellent video, many thanks. I noticed you were careful with teh spool with the wider, easy loading, flanges. How do you get teh film out of that? I have one and am very uncomfortable using it!

[peteb]

Great video. my secret drying weapon.... Salad spinner :)

[theobsoletecamera]

Thank you for this informative video. Just one remark about the agitator. I have a different tank and I prefer to do tank inversions instead of using the agitator because it produces a central band on the film with higher density. Anyway, I have never tried colour film, but your video is pushing me to. Thank you again and take care.

[richardeblack]

Nice video as usual. Thank you. I was a microscopist and technical photographer at the OU through the 80s and 90s and this is just how I did C41 but I really like your extra tips and I really hope to have time soon to take up film photography again. I will definitely follow your guidance.
I have searched and can't find any of your videos on film scanning. Have you done one please as it is an area I still find problematic even after many years of doing it. There are lots on YouTube but I particularly like your videos which are brilliant.
Thank you.

[fmcc]

Do you intend making a follow-up video showing your method of scanning and post processing film Are you generally happy with results when scanning 35mm. Really enjoyed this video. Thank you.

[KaestenbauerCom]

love your videos! What machine do you use for heating the water bath?

[terrywootton]

That's one hell of a changing bag. You could almost sleep in it.

[AndrewOrchardArt]

Fantastic! I developed hundreds of black and white films back in the day but never got around to doing any colour so this was fascinating. Do you have a colour enlarger?

[bashisobsolete.pythonismyn]

yeah, i always used fingers.... and, er... rinse aid.