Developer by the gallon
Toronto. As a youth, I bought an old chemical balance and a whack of Kodak chemicals to make my own developers, stop bath, and fixer bath. Later on I bought ready-made Kodak chemicals like D-76 for developing negatives and DEKTOL to print.
“When colour came calling, I tried various packages and processes. It soon became obvious that unlike B&W, the best you could do with colour was expose and develop it correctly – no fussing around to fix exposure boo-boos, create more contrast or less, focus in on highlights, or shadows, etc. Colour was left to the one hour photo shops.
About quarter century ago when digital hit us, I had a last trip with my trusty M4 then put it on the shelf and switched to the digital world.
The other day, one of our members, Jeri Danyleyko sent me an email saying, “For all those who are doing home processing, Kodak chemistry is back. https://downtowncamera.com/shop?query=kodak%20chemistry
Please pass on to anyone I may have missed.”
The image on the DTC site is tiny and a bit fuzzy even after a ‘Topaz” tuneup, so the enlarged image here is a couple of hamsters in a DEKTOL tin.
So, for all you film niche enthusiasts that’s the scoop! PS DTC also has lots of Lomography gear – well worth a visit.
