Does anyone know of a lab that still does Cibachrome printing?
David Michael Bigeleisen
Does anyone know of a lab that still does Cibachrome printing?
David Michael Bigeleisen
I don't think so give the fact that the materials haven't been manufactured for many years...
Yeah, I doubt it too. Even frozen stock is probably bad by now.
What Christopher Burkett has to say about Cibachrome status:
https://christopherburkett.com/about/cibachrome
I don't know of any lab still offering it to the public.
That's an ingenious solution to low cost camera/development. Thanks for sharing.
Originally Posted by hornstenj
Lol. People are so weird.
That's some old-school creativity!Love it!
It's too bad that Cibachrome is gone. It had a look that I liked. What products and processes and labs are people using to try to come close to the Cibachrome look?
Cibachrome dyes were very durable. Does anyone know if the dyes in the new products will last as long?
Incidentally, my father told me that he was acquainted with the chemist who developed the dyes for Cibachrome. The same chemist also developed some of the dyes used in Polaroid color products.
Thank you in advance.
David
The unopened box of Ciba paper left in my freezer has probably developed too much crossover for reliable results; but someone wants it anyway for fun experimenting nonetheless. My P3 chemistry might still be good. Dunno. I saw the handwriting on the wall and switched over to RA4 and color neg film quite awhile ago, although some of my old chrome shots have been turned into excellent RA4 prints via 8x10 contact internegs. Fujiflex Supergloss achieves the same look as Ciba, but is easier to use.
'Goodbye Cibachrome"... more like, "goodbye common sense". Bare handed, no respirator, fooling around with sulfuric acid bleach.
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