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Kodachrome K40 is a legend. Can I process the K40 myself? Yesno. Kodak's original recipe is not a secret but quite complicated: 13 baths! (see right column). |
Want to know more? Kodak's recipe for specialists (PDF) Dagie processing a film: „Spiralize it!“ A great article on self-processing (German only) (Friedemann Wachsmuth in „Schmalfilm“ – PDF) |
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But: you can process it black&white, negative or reversal. For brave chemical splashers: I recommend Rodinal (not available anymore – take Adonal, same recipe!!) which is cheap and long-lasting. 7 minutes, 20 Centigrade, dilution 1:25. The greys are incredible, contrasts just awesome. Diafine is even better and lasts 100 years I heard, I'll check it out and keep you informed! If you don't want to try it yourself – I can do it for you, see here: processing service! Click on the images below and watch my test film results: |
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I highly recommend these digitizer guys in Berlin: | |||||||||||||||
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There's a great article on wonderhowto.com ... ... on cinematography.com ... |
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After watering: rubbing off the black remjet by hand. | |||||||||||||||
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This is how the freshly developed K40 looks like digitized (no way removing the orange layer during processing) | The negative film, orange layer filtered out. | The digitally inverted film becomes a positive! | My second try: „Gésine et Dagie vont en bateau“ - a canoe ride in Brandenburg. One of the last summer days. A bunch of grey nuances! | ||||||||||||