Movies don't use C-41, but I don't know how much the difference is. Movie
film has the black anti halation backing that must be removved before
processing. The chemistry for movie film is not C-41, it is designed for
machine processing only, but ofr course C-41 was designed that way too. No
one, and I mean NO ONE in their right mind processses color at home, It is
absolutely impossible to get repeatable results with one shot systems, as
all chemistry is designed to be monitored carefully and replenished. Do you
have you own densitomiter? good one new only about a thousand bucks, and
then you have to buy test strips.. I've seen th e results of home color
printing, and phew.
>
> > The news for the last couple of days has dealt with
> > Kodak filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. What does
> > this mean for C-41 film? I just purchased a film
> > camera and don't want to resume darkroom work after
> > all these years.
>
> I'm sure C-41 will outlive you, Jim; probably me too.
>
> First of all, movies still use a huge amount of film
> stock. Something like 85% of theaters worldwide are not
> digital, and require film prints.
>
> Second, no matter what happens to Kodak, at least part
> of their film production capability will stay in operation,
> whether as part of a much smaller Kodak, as an independent
> entity or as part of some other acquiring company.
>
> Third, Fuji is still a major producer of C-41 films. If,
> for some reason Kodak production really dies, Fuji gets
> fat.
>
Do Ilford films use C-41? I'm assuming that they do. The local pro
camera shop carries them primarily.
Chris
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