I am having difficulty getting my head around the C41 process for home use, using Kodak Felxicolor chemicals. I use a Jobo CPP2 process with the 3010 tank – Porta 4x5. I am looking for one shot process – not replenishment – which the data sheet states is possible. I have read Kodak Z131 data sheet which makes sense to a point. For Rotary Tube processors this is exactly what the data sheet states:
KODAK FLEXICOLOR Developer
Use this developer in unreplenished systems. No starter is
needed.
KODAK FLEXICOLOR Bleach III
Use this bleach full-strength in small tanks and tube-type
processors without replenishment.
KODAK FLEXICOLOR Fixer and Replenisher
Mix according to the directions for use as a working solution.
KODAK FLEXICOLOR Stabilizer III
Mix according to the directions for use as a working solution.
This looks very simple at first glance, but the trouble is there is no such thing as ‘Flexicolor Developer’ as far as I can tell. In their data sheet Kodak list a ‘Flexicolor Developer Replenisher’. Is this the same item as the Flexicolor Developer, except you just use it as a one shot solution?
I read an identical thread on APUG where the author was asking for others to list exactly what chemicals they use. In four pages he did not get one definitve answer but lots of advice. For instance someone stated that you have to use Starter otherwise you will get contrasty results, but Z131 clearly states you do not use the Starter.
Also Kodak only appears to make a Flexicolor Bleach III Replenisher. Is this exactly the same as just Flexicolor Bleach III, again, I just use it as a one shot solution?
I would appreciate it very much if others would clear up my confusion and to list exactly what process / chemicals they use, and give me any other advice?
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