• 1163: Swetsville Zoo. (Kodak TMax 100, on top. 22 February 2020.)
  • 1159: Parker snowfall. (Fujicolor 200, on bottom. early February 2020.)

Taking another shot at developing C-41 in B/W chemistry because apparently I’m too stubborn to learn from experience. (Actually, it’s because I’ve got one more roll of unprocessed C-41, but hush.) Much of my recent C-41 film in Caffenol CL has been overdeveloped, so I’m trying another combination of elements here: keeping it at 68 degrees, and I’m only overdeveloping by 30 minutes. I’m reducing agitation, as well: only every thirty minutes. There’s a roll of TMax 100 in with the Fujicolor because hey, TMax always benefits from a little additional time in the soup.

Mixed 500mL Caffenol C-L: 8g washing soda, 5g ascorbic acid powder, 10g iodized table salt, 20g instant coffee. Pre-wet film ~1 hour at 68 degrees. Poured out water, then poured in developer; agitated 40x over 60 seconds, then 10x over 15 seconds at 30:00 and 60:00, to a total developing time of 90 minutes.

After 90 minutes, disposed of developer, rinsed in 68 degree water, filling and emptying the tank until the water rinsed completely clear, then four more times. Fixed in Ilford Rapid Fixer 1+4 for 6 minutes (that’s now 14 rolls from this batch of fixer), turning 10x over 15 seconds at the top of every minute. Recaptured fixer and rinsed for ten minutes, then emptied tank, added a few drops of Photo-Flo, filled tank again and agitated 20x, and hung negatives vertically to dry.

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Roll 1163