Recent content by GeraltofLARiver

I had very similar problems with ECN-2 development until I started rinsing A TON between each step. I use a stop bath after development and wash the film for a few minutes. I also use a Sodium Sulfite rinse after the developer and after the bleach. I find that rinsing to ensure developer doesnt...

No, there’s no issue with the light seals on the camera. Every other roll has been just fine. I think it was just the way it rolled up in the Patterson tank or something.

My best guess on why the edges might be transparent is that I didn’t have a roll on top in the tank but I had the reel inside still and maybe something to do with developer surge during development in the Patterson tank over developed the edges of the roll. I’ve had it happen with negatives before.

Here are two slides from the same roll. First one has been re-bleached and fixed. Second one is without.

Seems to be an issue with the bleach. After a longer rebleach/fix I have much better slides. I think if I mix some fresh bleach and re-bleach the whole roll they will come out just fine. Will update later.

Also gonna re-bleach and re-fix the existing slides just to check it

I’ll do a leader test next time instead of wasting an entire role of film. It’s a good idea to help me figure out where in my process the issue lies. This is good advice. Thank you. Pretty sure exposure is good as the camera does a great job with exposure generally on all films.

Yes. I know that’s ideal. I am playing around with this process to see if I can get good results.

The bleach is interesting. I’m actually using a C-41 bleach right now as I had a kit with leftovers. It works great for ECN2 negs but maybe it is a problem for this Ektachrome. I have the chems to make my own bleach so I might do that for the next roll.

I know it would be easier to have it done with proper E-6 chemistry, but I'm too far down the rabbit hole. I am getting color slides out of this process but they have a very dark almost blue base on the film itself. The slides have great color when you get a really bright light behind it but are...