I’ve got emails from Dupli Ltd and CineStill announcing the resumption of the Kodak Professional Photo Chemicals series, which was in limbo for about a year after its previous manufacturer (Sino Promise) stopped making them. XTOL, T-MAX, and D-76 will be made and sold again.
I was meaning to write about this earlier, but the task escaped me. 35mmc has announced the news today (and PetaPixel did so a little earlier), which I’d like to acknowledge as a helpful reminder; you can read their summary of the news here: 35mmc.com/13/04/2024/kodak…
Kodak Flexicolor (now, Kodak Colour Negative Chemistry) is back! — in Europe.
Dupli is an official distributor of Kodak film development chemistry that’s been gradually returning to the market following a hiatus due to supply and other challenges.
The US distribution resumed last year by Dupli in collaboration with CineStill. Starting today, the European Dupli store and local suppliers will begin selling Kodak’s colour negative development chemistry (previously named Flexicolor, rebranded to Kodak Colour Negative Chemistry).
Dupli describes Kodak Colour Negative Chemistry as “trusted… used by generations of photographers to produce vibrant, true-to-life colour prints. Designed for both minilab and professional operations, Kodak Colour Negative Chemistry offers the consistency, reliability, and image quality that analogue photographers expect.”
On the website, it adds: “This new kit is an excellent replacement for the now defunct Tetenal Colortec C-41 Kit. Perfect for fast and hassle free home development of your colour films.”
The instructions sheet with the developer lists 3:15 as a development time (with a temperature range of 37-39℃) and 6:30 for both bleach and fixer. You can download it here: dupli.co.uk/product/attach… or find all the product listings on the Dupli website: dupli.co.uk/dupli-shop/ana…
The chemicals are available in various configurations, including giant, 40-litre replenisher packs for lab use.
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