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Anders Conbere on Nostr: Yesterday I decided to try doing my own color film development. Modern color negative ...

Yesterday I decided to try doing my own color film development. Modern color negative film all uses a standardized process called C-41. It’s not too different from black and white development but does require much more precise temperature control. Unfortunately C-41 developer is mildly expensive and degrades relatively quickly.

Being me, I figured… why not make my own! I found a recipe on a forum that linked to an ancient webpage that gave provenance to an ancient usenet post.

And it worked!