Where to get C-41 chemicals in the SF Bay Area?

[Sizam]

@corran interesting, you're right it does seem like I can just order from Freestyle. Several places I looked online and one person I talked to at Sammy's Camera told me you can't get the bleach shipped due to liability issues. Guess I'll try ordering from Freestyle

[koraks]

It's actually quite odd that they'd have objections to having the bleach shipped. It mainly consists of either edta or pdta, which are sequestering agents very similar or identical to those in laundry detergents, and ammonium thiosulfate which is used as a plant fertilizer.
Edit: silly me, the bleach itself doesn't contain the thiosulfate of course. It's just edta/pdta with a halide and some acetic acid or an acetate buffer. It's really quite benign!

[Bob Salomon]

Again, I buy all my color chemistry from Freestyle, which is shipped FedEx ground to my house on the other side of the country. I used to buy Tetenal and now buy Arista, since Tetenal discontinued their 5L kits.

What your company did years ago in a different state is really of no importance.

The hazmat shipping regs are Federal, not state. So what we had to do in NJ is exactly the same regs that are enforced in every other state. Weather or not a particular shipper adhere to those regs becomes their problem.

[EdSawyer]

I recommend Unique Photo - they carry a large line of C41 and other kodak chemistry, and are happy to ship all of it. Great pricing too.

[Corran]

So Bob you are accusing Freestyle, Unique, and others of breaking Federal law??

[Bob Salomon]

So Bob you are accusing Freestyle, Unique, and others of breaking Federal law??

No, are you?

I stated that hazmat is Federal regs. It is up to the shipper to declare and package per Hazmat regs.

[Oren Grad]

Can we stop this pointless argument about shipping hazmat, please? It is a fact that vendors exist, including Freestyle and Unique Photo, who will ship all of the chemicals required for the C-41 process. Freestyle clearly flags the affected products as "ORM-D" on its website and treats them accordingly in shipping. Presumably Unique Photo handles shipping appropriately as well, but if you have any concerns you can call them and find out.

[tgtaylor]

As far as I am aware, you can no longer purchase C-41 and E-6 chemistry locally. I use to get mine from Calumet in SF and Keeble & Shuchat in Palo Alto until both closed. Now I use Unique.


Thomas

[Corran]

Apologies if I misunderstood the point of bringing up hazmat shipping. It seems as if there was none.

Yes, ORM-D stickers are all over the boxes. I like the boxes for reshipping things so I have to rip all of those off before reusing.

[Sizam]

Thanks all, ordering some chemicals now. Unique Photo does have pretty great prices, trying to figure out which Kodak chemicals I need...