| Malcolm_Stewart |
| (Carpal \'Tunnel) |
| 10/01/2008 09:38 |
Re: E6 processing
|
Quote:
... The colours are either washed out, the whole film has a cast, or they are too dark for the purpose they were intended for.
In utter desperation I bought a 1 litre kit of Tetenal E6
...I have heard that mixing different E6 films in with a developing bath will affect the end result, as this is undoubtedly what the labs do, I wonder if this is why getting the good results that I am
I've had good E6 processing of Provia 100F from Peak Imaging.
But, like you, I went down the home processing path after my local E6 processor (now no longer trading) <slightly> ruined the first test film in what then was my most expensive photo purchase, my EOS3 complete with 28-135 and 550EX package. My EOS3 was one of the early batch which under-exposed by 2/3 stop, and my test film came back with very low saturation colours and overall much too light. I assumed that their chemicals had got exhausted during the days use, and that the morning QC check was simply a marketing gimmick.
During my use of the Tetenal chemicals, I always did one film at a time, and was very pleased with the results. (You are heat drying your films after a proper formalin based stabilisation rinse, I hope?)