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BAM!!! RIGHT ON THE MONEY TYLAR!!! 🤩🤩🤩 Thanks for putting up with the editing videos AND for nerding out in Photoshop with me! You’ll be a pro before you know it! 😎😎😎

You’re right on the money! 😎👍🏻 This is the prebath ECN2 film is rinsed in to remove the carbon backing before developing. And yes, ECN2 is movie film, and a different process than E-6 😎👍🏻 I pour it into the tank first before any water, gently agitate for 30 seconds, pour back into the container and rinse the film until the water comes out clear. I kept this prebath in a container that wasn’t air tight, and it lasted all of 2023. I used on about 25ish rolls. I mixed up a fresh batch in January for 2024. I envy your machine processing - developing by hand is doable, but very time consuming! (If you let too many rolls get backed up! 😂) Thanks for watching the video and for leaving a comment! 😎👍🏻

Thank you! The wine bladders have been a LIFESAVER for storing chemistry at home! I appreciate the positive feedback! 😎🤘🏻🤘🏻

Hi Tylar!!! 🤩 Thanks so much! I’m glad the walk through is helping make Photoshop a little easier! There’s more editing walkthroughs on the back burner! If you’ve got Photoshop questions let me know! I’d love to help out! 😎👍🏻

Thank you for sharing your experience with XP2 and other B&W developers as well as the tip to try adding a bit more exposure! I’ll give it a try! 😎👍🏻 The fine grain gets me every time - it really smoothes out when cross processing. I prefer the smoothness over the grit C41 tends to have. I shot an identical roll to the one in this video that I developed in ECN2 - the images turned out really nice. Very smooth grain and great tonal range! One of these days I’ll get that video out!

Hi! Thanks for reaching out! I haven’t done any darkroom printing, so I don’t know how much fixer you’ll need for photo paper. Keep researching and you’ll find the answer! 😎👍🏻

It definitely felt that way! One minute I was taking pictures of the car - the next minute the driver asked if I wanted to go for a ride! I’m thankful for the experience! (And that we didn’t get a ticket! 😆😆😆)

You’re welcome Alan! Glad it helped you out! After a few rolls you’ll find that remjet is quite easy to remove! Just a rinse in prebath before developing and then a wipe down before your final rinse and you’ll be remjet free! Easy peasy! Thanks for checking out the video! 😎👍🏻

​@@1331photo > Just a rinse in prebath before developing and then a wipe down before your final rinse and you’ll be remjet free! Easy peasy! Does that mean I don't have to wipe it before developing, or I still rinse and remove the remjet before developing like shown in the video?

@@alanmok8783Your workflow will look like this: Load your film onto a reel and place inside the dev tank inside a dark bag. Prebath: Pour into tank for 30 seconds > Rinse until water runs clear (fill tank with water, shake 30 seconds, dump water, repeat until rinse water is clear) Developer > Stop Bath > Rinse> Bleach > Rinse > Fix > Rinse > Wipe Film > Respool > Stabilizer After the fixer rinse, you can pull the film off the reel and wipe the film. I recommend wetting the wipe first, this’ll keep the film wet and keep the wipe from sticking to the film. I wipe the film gently until no more remjet residue appears on the wipe. I do two additional wipes just to make sure I got it all. At this point you can carefully respool the film and dip in the stabilizer bath. (I choose not to do this {I’m not sure how this’ll affect long term negative storage, so if you choose not to use stabilizer, do so at your own risk!}) Hopefully this helps! If you have any other questions let me know! 😎👍🏻

@@alanmok8783 Also: if you check out the end of my “How to Develop C41” video, you can see how I wipe the film. I use the same process for wiping off residual remjet. 😎👍🏻

​@@1331photo Thanks for your detailed explanation!! I have never done either ECN development or C41 development yet but I intend to get into them. Thanks for the useful information and videos! 😊👍

Hey Michael! No worries - it won’t hurt your chemistry! Warming the water before mixing the chems does two minor things: One: It helps the powder dissolve a little faster while mixing. Two: it gets the chems to developing temperature - this allows you to develop right after mixing. Have fun developing your film! Let me know how your negs turn out! 😎👍🏻

thanks for the reply! @@1331photo One more question, if you don't mind. The cinestill powder kit I purchased doesn't come with a stabilitize/rinse. Is that completely necessary? Is the only issue water spots if I don't do that step? thanks!

@@michaelnewmanphotography You’re welcome! If you’re using fresh film or “modern” film (produced after 2010 or so) you won’t need a stabilizer, it’s part of the film already and it’ll be released during development 😎👍🏻 As far as water spots, you can use Photo Flo, or rinse in distilled water. I go the distilled water route, but either way works! I have a video walking through how I develop at home, and I walk through how I dry my negs to keep them spot free. I’ll link it below.

@@michaelnewmanphotography The part about spot free negs starts @4:17. Here’s the link: Develop C41 Film at Home With Cinestill CS41 czcams.com/video/qq_5Eb5ZGfc/video.html

Hi! 😀 Are you needing to know how much fixer you’ll need to make gallon worth? Or are you wondering if you can mix a smaller batch of fixer and store it in a gallon bottle?

@@1331photo yes how much would i need to make a gallon

@@fwa3 To find out how much fixer and water needed we’ll divide the total volume (in milliliters) by the total number of “parts” (the water and fixer). First, we need to know how many milliliters are in a gallon: there’s 3,785. That number is our total volume. Ilford lets us know we need to mix 1 part concentrate to 4 parts water. We add the “parts” together: 1+4= 5 Now, we divide the total volume (3,785) by the total parts (5) 3,785 / 5 = 757 This answer gives us the total amount of concentrate needed for a gallon (757ml) To find out how much water is needed, subtract the amount of concentrate (757ml) from the total volume (3785ml) 3785 - 757 = 3,028 So, to mix a gallon of fixer at a 1:4 ratio, you’ll need 3,028ml of water and 757ml of concentrate 😎👍🏻

@@1331photothank you a lot 👍🏽

@@blaka1_102 You’re welcome! 😎👍🏻

Hey! 😃 Thank you so much for your wonderful compliment! I watched one of your videos - you’re definitely capable of making content! For getting started in film photography: find an inexpensive camera, and just shoot. You’ll learn so much this way! It sounds like you’ve got experience with digital, most of what you already know will be compatible with film. Thanks again for your kind words! Follow your passions - you’ll find lots of fulfillment! 😎👍🏻

I really appreciate you supporting the channel Joseph! Thank you SO much for your two comments - it means more than you know! Keep on shooting! 😎👍🏻 📸📸📸

Thanks for checking out the video Joseph! I’m glad you liked it! 😎🤘🏻🤘🏻

You're a brave man Darren! 😆In all seriousness, reviewing 500 photos would be a great learning experience! The amount of improvement you'd see would be very enlightening! Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment! I really appreciate it! 😎👍

I appreciate you checking out the video and leaving positive feedback! Thank you very much!