It's 2013 and this seems to be the state of affairs (in the US) related to C-41 processing kit availability:
- The Rollei-Digibase kit is gone. I called Freestyle -- first they said it was discontinued because of the packaging (Part C went bad quite often); then they said it was discontinued by the manufacturer. I have an inquiry in to the manufacturer (Agfa?).
- Freestyle sells Arista, Unicolor (both powder) and Tetenal (liquid) kits.
- B&H sells and will ship Tetenal powder kits.
(As far as I can tell, all of these kits use a blix and not a separate bleach and fix.)
- Photographer's Formulary doesn't seem to have any C-41 offerings at the moment.
- Kodak Flexicolor chemicals are still available, but packaging and availability is bewildering. Even so, it's sold in large liquid quantities, and seems impractical for occasional and casual home use.
Have I missed or misstated anything? I'm back to looking for a non-powder kit with separate bleach and fix.
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