Originally Posted by
John Quinn
Niubi,
The cost of developing E6 in Adelaide forced me to start home developing.
I have a few reservations about the safety of the solutions, thus I am careful to avoid contact with the skin. I do the processing using 3010 drums on a CPP processor, I set it up on my back patio, and thus avoid breathing the fumes.
If you are using your 3006 tank I do not think you will be able to use a CPE - you will need either a CPA or a CPP.
I am not sure of the present situation, but I do know that about 12 months ago it was pretty hard to find either a CPP or a CPA ( new or used) available for sale in Australia.
You will find the the processing cost per 5 x 4 is less than $2 per sheet - when using the Kodak kit.
The developers in the kit are subject to degradation by oxidization once opened. They have a very limited life span. When I get a new kit I repack the developer solutions into 100ml bottles ( amber bottles and filled to the top) and make up working solutions in 1 litre lots - saves wastage and keeps the cost down.
None of the photographic dealers in Adelaide now keeps E6 kits in stock, so I have to preorder - it may or may not be the same elsewhere.
I find that if you are systematic - it is easy to get great results - it really is quite "idiot proof"
John
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