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That volume of a single roll of film for the C-41 and E-6 Magic Boxes may seem absurd to most existing home developers reading this who are more used to TETENAL’s 1L and 2.5L COLORTEC options (capable of developing 15 and 40 rolls respectively), so I should clarify that these are not for you. The company, which once employed ~200 members of staff from sales and marketing to warehousing, chemists and scientists now employs approximately 40 people and under the guidance of Carsten Gehring and Stefania Grimme, is investigating a move to new factory premises from its current aged location. Magic Box is the first product from “NEW TETENAL”, now officially going under the name of “TETENAL 1847” since February 2019’s management buy out.
TETENAL C 41 PRESS KIT PORTABLE
It’s interesting to note that Tetenal used to sell a similar set of kits in the 1990s for photojournalists using portable daylight tanks.Īccording to the company, the next new product from Tetenal 1847’s factory will be photochemistry in tablet form. The kits cost somewhere around the equivalent of $25 and are available from German retailers such as Fotoimpex, Foto Brenner and Nordfoto.Įach Magic Box comes with enough chemistry to develop a single roll of 35mm 36-exposure or 120 roll film (C-41 or E6) or 18 sheets of 8×10-inch colour photo paper (although it’s apparently possible to eke out the chemicals for two or three rolls)
TETENAL C 41 PRESS KIT TRIAL
Initially rolled out to German-speaking markets only (although it’s uncertain how that will work in a globalised markertplace), the kits are being presented as an option for photographers who want to trial colour film and paper development without a large investment. Tetenal 1847 has announced the introduction of new Magic Box developer kits for processing C-41 and E6 film and RA-4 prints. The employee-based initiative to save Tetenal sees a workforce of more than 40 people (previously 200) striving to carry on Tetenal’s pivotal role in analog photography and develop new direct-to-user products – such as the Magic Box range. The hoped-for revival of German photographic chemistry manufacturer Tetenal has taken a major step forward with the release of new ‘one shot’ developer kits under the new Magic Box brand.