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Rollei / Compard Digibase C-41 Processing Kit

I just received this great C-41 process developing kit (I got the 20 roll kit) from freestylephoto.biz, and I’m diving head-first in to processing my own color film for the first time.

The process seems only a bit little more complicated than black and white and the Rollei / Digibase chemicals have the advantage of being usable at an easy to maintain 25°C.

I put this page together as a cheat-sheet for myself and most of the information here can be found in the Rollei / Compard Digibase C-41 Processing Kit Instruction Guide [PDF]

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Caffenol-C Developer

My recipes for Caffenol-C

  • Dissolve ingredients in order listed
  • Make sure washing soda is completely dissolved before adding vitamin C
  • Wait for bubbling to subside before adding coffee
  • Let developer stand for 5 minutes before use
  • Use within 30 minutes
  • Strain developer
  • Agitation: 1st 30 sec then 10 sec on every minute
  • Cross-Processing E6 Slide Film: 15min
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Rodinal / Adonal Developer

In this post, I am collecting my experiences developing black and white film with Rodinal developer. (Now sold as Adox Adonal.) I have a little notebook with all of this information that would be a huge pain to lose, so I’m transcribing those notes here and adding more as I learn.

For the basics, the wiki post is a great place to start… (Be sure to check those external links!)

Digital Truth has a massive chart of development times for Rodinal with all kinds of film as well as the Rodinal product leaflet. You can find the Adonal Material Safety Data Sheet (the stuff I use) at the Adox.de site. I ordered my 500ml bottle of Adonal from FreestylePhoto in the USA. In Europe, you can order from SilverPrint.

To check out other great images developed with Rodinal and get feedback from some really knowledgeable people, check out the Flickr Rodinal Group.

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