Fun with Color Exposure 12

Kiev 60 Arsat 80 mm f2.8 FujiFilm NPH 400 Arista C-41 Chemicals -  Just a little fun with color and these little creatures. Working with the Arista 41 Liquid C-41 Kit and a PhotoTherm tempering bath. Processing temperature is 101°F in a standard Paterson System 4 tank. I using constant stirring agitation during Developer step, and during Bleach/Fix constant stirring agitation during the first minute following by 10 seconds every one minute there after. I keep the developing tank in the tempering bath during the developing and Bleach/Fix Steps. I am extremely happy not only with the results, but also with the stability and capacity of the Arista C-41 Chemicals. I am storing chemicals in collapsable "Air-Vac" type containers to ensure the best shelf life,

Feeling the Season II

Kiev 60 Arsat 80mm f2.8 FUJIFILM NPH 400 Arista C-41 Processing - Back to color, and the standard Kiev 80mm lens. May retry this when the leaves have changed a bit more. The shelf life of the Arista C-41 procession kit is still impressive. Well over 2 months since I mixed it and still producing acceptable results.

A little Out of Date

Kiev 60 Arsat 45mm f3.5 FUJIFILM NPH 400 Expired 1995-6 Arista C41 - Found some expired film hiding in a box and could not resist the urge to shoot it. Shot at rated 400 ISO and developed normally, film has a some base fogging and appear to be about 2 stops under exposed. I have 2 more rolls, so further experimentation to come.

Voightlander Bessa 66 Shot

Voightlander Bessa 66 FUJIFILM NPH 400 Arista C-41 - Just a quick snap to show the Bessa's Sharpness and Color rendition.

Pokeweed

Kiev 60 Arsat 80mm f2.8 Hoya +2 Close Up Lens FUJIILM NPH 400 Arista -C-41 Developing kit. Pretty but poison, more on pokeweed here. These are the ripe berries with their fall steams visible. They Arista C-41 kit seems to be holding up well. Mixes over a month ago. it has processed 2 rolls of 135-36 and 3 rolls of 120 with good results. I have been bumping the developing time by 15 seconds each run to compensate for loss of developer activity. Initial developing time of 3 mins 15 secs. at 100 degree f.

Kiev 60 Arsat 80mm f2.8 FUJIFILM NPH Russian Black Heirloom Tomatoes. Again hand processed at home.

Kiev 60 Arsat 80 2.8 Hoya +1 Close-Up Lens FUJIFILM NPH 120 I have probably developed over 100,000 rolls of color film for myself and others over the years, but always in leader transport or some other form of automated processor. This roll is my color film developed by hand at home. I used Arista C-41 Liquid Color Negative Developing available here Free Style Photo and Photo-Therm Constant Temperature Bath to maintain the required temperature.