Expired Ektachrome results

[Joseph Bell]

Hello!

As an experiment I shot a roll of Ektachrome 200 that expired in the 1990s. I shot it at box speed and had the film processed normally.

I wonder if anyone has any suggestions for how I might handle the next roll - rating the film at a different speed, push processing, cross processing?! I will be delighted and grateful to hear your thoughts and opinions.

Sincere thanks to you!

 

[Donald Qualls]

Looks like age fog lightening the exposures. If you process your own, you might be able to do something with first developer (cold develop with benzotriazole?) to tame the age fog. If you're sending it out, the only thing I can suggest is trying exposing at EI 64 or 50 to darken the finished slides.

 

[MattKing]

May we see backlit photos of the slides themselves rather than scans?
There are too many intervening variables if you share scans.

 

[Joseph Bell]

Looks like age fog lightening the exposures. If you process your own, you might be able to do something with first developer (cold develop with benzotriazole?) to tame the age fog. If you're sending it out, the only thing I can suggest is trying exposing at EI 64 or 50 to darken the finished slides.

sincere thanks for your reply! This film was sent out. In all likelihood I will stick to fresh film from now on so as to save myself from small-potatoes stress, strife, etc!

 

[Joseph Bell]

May we see backlit photos of the slides themselves rather than scans?
There are too many intervening variables if you share scans.

thank you Matt, that's a great idea. As soon as I get the film back, I'll do just that!

 

[Athiril]

You can experiment with my developer recipe here https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/dealing-with-fogged-e-6-film.112027/

You can also overexposed and pull process the film and gain back density, but the contrast is low and colour goes a bit off when you do that.

 

[Donald Qualls]

You can experiment with my developer recipe here https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/dealing-with-fogged-e-6-film.112027/

You can also overexposed and pull process the film and gain back density, but the contrast is low and colour goes a bit off when you do that.

I'm sure I would, but the OP doesn't seem interested in home processing, never mind mixing chemistry. Pity -- I hate to see film go in the bin that could be saved with some careful processing. I've even done things like accept a bulk roll of 55 year old B&W, because I think I can get past the age fog...