Favorite 4x5 slide films to cross-process

jlirola · 2025-10-20T19:38:29-0400

hello,

curious which films are favorites to x/p?

thanks!

DREW WILEY · 2025-10-20T21:40:04-0400

Do you mean to explore? All the sheet film sizes of chrome ('slide") film are disappearing except for Kodak Ektachrome 100; so that's the key one; and it's excellent. But Fujichrome Provia 100F and Velvia 100 can still sometimes be found as options. It might be hard to find any of them in 4x5 at the moment; but production goes in cycles, and at least Ektachrome should be available again pretty soon. In the LA area, check with Freestyle and Samy's.

Taylor Nankervis · 2025-10-20T22:16:45-0400

DREW WILEY said:
Do you mean to explore? All the sheet film sizes of chrome ('slide") film are disappearing except for Kodak Ektachrome 100; so that's the key one; and it's excellent. But Fujichrome Provia 100F and Velvia 100 can still sometimes be found as options. It might be hard to find any of them in 4x5 at the moment; but production goes in cycles, and at least Ektachrome should be available again pretty soon. In the LA area, check with Freestyle and Samy's.

I'm reading it as cross-process/ing.
If that's correct, that's a very, very expensive way of consuming 4x5 E6 sheets...

DREW WILEY · 2025-10-20T22:49:00-0400

Either way, consuming 4x5 chrome film is getting expensive; but at least it's nothing like 8X10! But if he's fooling around with cross-processing, there are some deals out there on outdated chrome film of various types.

mshchem · 2025-10-20T23:55:05-0400

There's two readily un-available films Ektachrome and Provia. Look for old stuff.

loccdor · 2025-10-21T06:37:33-0400

What matters is what is your favorite. Search flickr for cross processed shots and find what you like.

I rarely like it, but this is a recent favorite, on Velvia. Expired Velvia can be very red even in E-6.

Alan Edward Klein · 2025-10-21T07:20:15-0400

I have 60 4x5 sheets of Velvia 50 left. Its resale price is going up as fast as gold.

loccdor · 2025-10-21T08:31:38-0400

Alan Edward Klein said:
I have 60 4x5 sheets of Velvia 50 left. Its resale price is going up as fast as gold.

Well, if the OP only desires a very red-toned image, there are other much cheaper options, like redscale, filters, or color adjustment in post.

Alan Edward Klein · 2025-10-21T08:39:57-0400

loccdor said:
Well, if the OP only desires a very red-toned image, there are other much cheaper options, like redscale, filters, or color adjustment in post.

Velvia 50 is more than reds.

Favorite 4x5 slide films to cross-process

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