This is part two of a three part series on printing color RA-4 process in the home darkroom. Here I cover the basic technique of establishing your print exposure time and how to correct the color balance to get a proper color print. Part one covers the necessary tools and materials, and part three will look at some more advanced techniques.
I am using a rotary drum process as demonstrated in part one: https://youtu.be/xSHtnQTDe5w.
This image was shot on Kodak Portra 400 and processed in my darkroom using Kodak C-41, and I am printing on Fuji Crystal Archive CA II using Kodak RA-RT chemicals.
Some useful links:
Kodak J-39 Tray, Drum, and Rotary-Tube Processing with Kodak RA Chemicals
https://imaging.kodakalaris.com/sites/prod/files/files/resources/j39.pdf
Kodak CIS-49 Preparing Smaller-than-package-size Amounts of Kodak Chemicals
https://125px.com/docs/techpubs/kodak/cis49-2009_12.pdf
Kodak RA-4 RT Developer 10L:
https://www.uniquephoto.com/product/kodak%2Dektacolor%2Dra%2Ddeveloper%2Dreplenisher%2Drt%2Dfor%2Dcolor%2Dneg%2Dpaper%2Dmakes%2D10l%2D8415580/_/searchString/kodak%20ra%20rt
Kodak RA Developer Starter:
https://www.uniquephoto.com/product/kodak%2Dektacolor%2Dra%2Ddeveloper%2Dstarter%2Dfor%2Dcolor%2Dnegative%2Dpaper%2D80%2Doz%2D
Kodak RA Bleach/Fix 10L:
https://www.uniquephoto.com/product/kodak%2Dra%2Dbleach%2Dfixer%2Drepl%2Dtm%2D10l%2D8309031
Arista 2 Liter RA-4 Kit:
https://www.freestylephoto.biz/11812-Arista-RA-4-Color-Print-Processing-Kit-2-Liters
Arista Color Printing Filters 3 inch kit:
https://www.freestylephoto.biz/31633-Arista-RA-4-Color-Filters-3x3-in.-22-Pack
Arista Color Printing Filters 6 inch kit:
https://www.freestylephoto.biz/31636-Arista-RA-4-Color-Filters-6x6-in.-22-Pack
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