I've shot the first 3 rolls now and I've got a few other rolls knocking about (see post below), but because I can't find a good cheap mini lab around here haven't taken them to get developed yet. There is an extremely good lab I use here but at 65 DKK (c.£8) a roll it's a bit much for random experimentation (I'm too poor for this). Still, I'm happy to go there for slide rolls from the Hasselblad and important stuff I really care about, but not for this project. The last time I used the cheapy lab around the corner my rolls came back both filthy and scratched to buggery so I'm not going there again.
So: These kits look pretty easy according to the technical data- shouldn't be any harder than doing B&W at home (which i do profusely already). The important thing seems to be temperature control- the chems need to be at 38ºC (ish). Should be pretty easy to heat them under a hot tap tho. The kit'll do 12 rolls and costs £17ish. Magic! Apparently it lasts for 4 weeks but according to my researches it lasts longer if you're not fussy about colour-shifts. I'm not. Bring it on I say!
Further reading:
- Moominsean at moominstuff has a pretty good write up about this here.
- The DIY colour group on Flickr. This post, about doing it with household ingredients is particularly cool.
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