E6

[sergio caetano]

The E6 (color positive developing) process is commercially dead ? I couldn't find any lab here in Sao Paulo which does it . Does anybody know if there is worldwide some lab which does it ? Thanks a lot

 

[trendland]

The E6 (color positive developing) process is commercially dead ? I couldn't find any lab here in Sao Paulo which does it . Does anybody know if there is worldwide some lab which does it ? Thanks a lot

Well - this seams to be your bad luck in your home country.
But your luck is also : Yes worldwide there are many labs wich support E6.!
Just google about - so you will find some
of them very soon.
A situation is possible (so I often was thinking) that you will find no lab worldwide in some years.
But from the time Kodak anounced the relaunch of Kodak Ektachrome films in Jan. 2017 - this possible danger is canceled to the next years.
Because of Kodak will spend a big monetary sum to support E6 labs.
But it will be more and more expensive to
pay for a comercial developement - you have to know.

Bon chance

 

[Colonel Blimp]

The E6 (color positive developing) process is commercially dead ? I couldn't find any lab here in Sao Paulo which does it . Does anybody know if there is worldwide some lab which does it ? Thanks a lot

I don't know if a lab in the UK would be the most convenient option given you live in Brazil, but I recommend http://www.ag-photolab.co.uk There are more labs elsewhere in Britain and Europe.

 

[RattyMouse]

The E6 (color positive developing) process is commercially dead ? I couldn't find any lab here in Sao Paulo which does it . Does anybody know if there is worldwide some lab which does it ? Thanks a lot

E6 is mortally wounded and dying. Both Kodak and Ferrania are trying hard to recessitate it but I would not bet any more than the $70 I already have on any success in these efforts.

 

[trendland]

E6 is mortally wounded and dying. Both Kodak and Ferrania are trying hard to recessitate it but I would not bet any more than the $70 I already have on any success in these efforts.

From Ferrania we will get bw films.
I did'nt order P30 because of $ 11 - $12,50 as I remember correctly - in addition to this time shipping costs.
I was just laughing about nearly 20 bucks
in total.
But Kodak has anounced Ektachrome and they can't take back from this.
So they will .

with regards

 

[RattyMouse]

From Ferrania we will get bw films.

That's not E6.

But Kodak has anounced Ektachrome and they can't take back from this.
So they will .

with regards

We'll see.

 

[trendland]

That's not E6.



We'll see.

It's comming very soon - I have just seen the package design!

Ferrania will produce bw film until aliens will land in Italy for excursion and spent them some hundred pounds of exotic metals to finance further plans with E6.
I would like more to bet than70 bucks !

with regards

 

[trendland]

It combines a unique neo-retro design with the colors we all know from the 80th.

like this here.


with regards

 

[rayonline_nz]

I use these two from New Zealand because the labs cost 2x and they do not offer slide mounting but when they did it was like $10-12US each roll on top of processing. Interesting in the film days slide processing was nearly 2x to it as now, maybe in the past pro's just coughed up because they had to. Yes now processing is about $15US before like 2006 it was $30US for one roll. Slide film buying isn't cheap now still, it's $30US for one roll of 35mm.

Plastic mounts and dip and dunk processing:
http://www.agximaging.com/

Before I used:
https://www.dwaynesphoto.com/

The labs charge about $8US per a roll of medium format 120 sleeved or $10 or $12US for a roll of 35mm mounted.

For me posting back from the USA is about $35US for 10-25 rolls. I freeze my exposed rolls. Collect up for each year or two. Only time will tell how long I keep this up.

Edit - check with your country if you get charged import tax. I keep mine under $300US or pref $250US.

 

[railwayman3]

E6 is mortally wounded and dying. Both Kodak and Ferrania are trying hard to recessitate it but I would not bet any more than the $70 I already have on any success in these efforts.

Sadly, I have to agree. While Kodak are the most likely of the two companies to produce a film, Ferrania is dead in the water, certainly so far as color is concerned (and it's nearly another three months since the last updates on B&W, while their "shop" remains closed). Most E6 users who I know of have long since moved on.

 

[fdonadio]

The E6 (color positive developing) process is commercially dead ? I couldn't find any lab here in Sao Paulo which does it . Does anybody know if there is worldwide some lab which does it ? Thanks a lot

Last time I checked, only Capovilla is still doing E-6 in São Paulo. It’s been quite some time since I last shot E-6, though.

 

[trendland]

Sadly, I have to agree. While Kodak are the most likely of the two companies to produce a film, Ferrania is dead in the water, certainly so far as color is concerned (and it's nearly another three months since the last updates on B&W, while their "shop" remains closed). Most E6 users who I know of have long since moved on.

What is the simpel advantage of E6 by the time?
If you have digital workflow I can't see an advantage (just from scanning).
Some stated such advantages but thats no reason to see a big revival of color slides.
The great period of E6 we saw in the 70th. Slide projection is the main profit with E6.
And today? Can you have a great time with a digital beamer ?
Most would answer this with : "Of cause - it is the better way "
To me it is the oposite.35 mm slides with modern ISO 100 films and simple projectors are as great as I never remember with a $ 4800,- beamer.
To many who ever have seen a projection
with midt format slides also 4k beamer are absolutly no alternative.
To me there is a way in real comparable
exiting projection with 6k - better use 8k -
digital projection indeed.

But please look first to the price of such
equipment.....
So E6 is without alternative to the next years.
To some it is a need to midt format slides.I have in use both.
Sure it is possible to pay much much more to films AND developement.
But it is also more nice to pay less.
By the time I shot yesterday two Kodak Ektachrome 100 and I have to give it in comercial development because of having No time this weekend.
I will pay somerwere around $ 9,- (to both films).
SO IT GOES WITH : "TO PAY LESS TO DEVELOPEMENT"

with regards

 

[trendland]

I use these two from New Zealand because the labs cost 2x and they do not offer slide mounting but when they did it was like $10-12US each roll on top of processing. Interesting in the film days slide processing was nearly 2x to it as now, maybe in the past pro's just coughed up because they had to. Yes now processing is about $15US before like 2006 it was $30US for one roll. Slide film buying isn't cheap now still, it's $30US for one roll of 35mm.

Plastic mounts and dip and dunk processing:
http://www.agximaging.com/

Before I used:
https://www.dwaynesphoto.com/

The labs charge about $8US per a roll of medium format 120 sleeved or $10 or $12US for a roll of 35mm mounted.

For me posting back from the USA is about $35US for 10-25 rolls. I freeze my exposed rolls. Collect up for each year or two. Only time will tell how long I keep this up.

Edit - check with your country if you get charged import tax. I keep mine under $300US or pref $250US.

By the time rayonline : Did you notice a change in quality with films freezed some month and develope it a year later ?
I remember such cases from Super8.
Well - I have to state I didn't freeze films with latent image to any time in the past.But some Super 8 films I forgot in cameras after holiday and developed month later have shown realy noticable bigger grain (Kodakchrome40).
But colors were absolutly ok.
With E6 I doubt a little to remarcable stability as we all know from Kodachrome.
So - just out of interest : "Your results have been quite good in comparison to
normal methods "
I realy ask this because I never did try this method.

with regards

 

[rayonline_nz]

My film has been fine really. I get my film from the USA and I freeze them immediately. Much of the film is snapped when they are near or up to 2yr passed expiry. I then freeze them for 1yr, one time I actually did freeze them for 3 or 4yrs. No issue. I also have no wavy xray issues either. Some of the film has also been used overseas on a holiday and they have been xrayed with the carryon baggage, I didn't put them in checked cargo though. Fine also.

A few examples from a batch I got back less than a month ago ....These expired in 2013 October (E100G) and 2015 February (Velvia 50). Shot in April 2017 this year, freezed, 1.5 months ago took out and sent to the USA and just got back from the lab less than a month ago.
E100G 120:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/31194022@N00/37878265262/in/dateposted-public/

Velvia 50 120:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/31194022@N00/37848723856/in/dateposted-public/


This one back some years which the film was shot and then freezed stored for 3 or 4yrs, developed in the USA and shipped back:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/31194022@N00/8137913540/in/dateposted-public/

 

[rayonline_nz]

If you have digital workflow I can't see an advantage (just from scanning).

I have been thinking about this for sometime. I might just shoot b/w and C41 which over here is still not too bad, still cheaper than sending it t the USA and back. B/w I develop myself. To me is that shooting slides it looks so slick but when scanned it doesn't look like that, I did have a Coolscan 4000 before and now an Epson. I found 6x7 slides with Epson better than 35mm with the CS. And for that slick smooth image digital has more of that nowadays.