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Has there ever been a B/W chromogenic E6 film?

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Not to my knowledge, although there have been companies that would develop black & white negatives as slides. I have been tempted but I have not tried that.
 
Not E 6, Polaroid made a black and white slide film that the user processed with the Polaroid Processor. Mid 80s I shot several rolls, it was expensive.
 
As far as I know, a film like this has never been made. Maybe if the Ilford XP2 is processed in E-6, it will have some positive image. How successfully - I have no idea. High speed films are not suitable for reversing.
Otherwise, in a modified E-6 process (removal of bleach and correction of times and temperatures), the chemistry could be used on some classic B&W films with reasonably good success, but such an endeavor would be completely pointless.
 
Do you specifically want an E6 development or are you just looking for a slide film? The latter is AGFA Scala 50 ASA from ADOX.
 
lamerko said:
High speed films are not suitable for reversing.
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But it absolutely can be done, Delta 3200 @1600 reverses just fine, albeit VERY FLAT if shot at daylight, nighttime looks good though.
 
Foma manufacture and sell a B&W reversal film and is available in UK and Europe . I know the processing kits are available to use with other films than Foma but you would have to use one with an un-tinted base to get a correct black and clear highlights.

I have just checked and the film is Fomapan100R and in UK costs about Ā£6.99 (about 9$) plus of course the processing kit,
 
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koraks said:
They sure do. But it's not E6.

I don't think any B&W E6 product ever existed on the market.
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I didn't say it was E6!

I have seen transparencies made from the film and home processed and they had the appearance of a B&W film formerly sold under the Agfa -Geavert name called Dia-Direct, They were actually very nice quality.

I think that something else would have to be done to make XP2 usable as a slide because of the quite heavy film base mask.
 
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otto.f said:
Do you specifically want an E6 development or are you just looking for a slide film? The latter is AGFA Scala 50 ASA from ADOX.
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I'm not particularly looking to use such a film, though I would try it if it existed. I have used Bellini's kit to reverse various non-chromogenic films, including Delta 3200, mentioned above.
 
I experimented with XP-1 processed in E6...IIRC, it needed a 2-stop (maybe 3-stop) push to bring contrast to an acceptable level. That was 30 years ago, and I don't recall the EI that I used.
 
Revenant said:
I'm not particularly looking to use such a film, though I would try it if it existed. I have used Bellini's kit to reverse various non-chromogenic films, including Delta 3200, mentioned above.
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ADOX Scala Kit for B/W Slide Processing to mix 2000 ml - fotoimpex.com analogue photography

The ADOX SCALA Kit only has two parts (plus an optional clear bath), radically simplifying the black&white reversal process. Simply mix the developer and bleach 1+1 with ...
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only 35mm Iā€™m afraid
 
BMbikerider said:
I have seen transparencies made from the film and home processed and they had the appearance of a B&W film formerly sold under the Agfa -Geavert name called Dia-Direct,
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Many years ago, I heard from a lab co-worker, that Agfa-Geavert Dia Direct (a black & white transparency film) was a chromogenic slide film. It was not E6 but Agfa's process (AP) 41. which was the same process for Agfachrome CT18 etc before they changed to E6 in the early 1980s

I asked over the years and have searched the internet and can't find any info about it.

Believe it..............or NOT !
 
foc said:
Many years ago, I heard from a lab co-worker, that Agfa-Geavert Dia Direct (a black & white transparency film) was a chromogenic slide film. It was not E6 but Agfa's process (AP) 41. which was the same process for Agfachrome CT18 etc before they changed to E6 in the early 1980s

I asked over the years and have searched the internet and can't find any info about it.

Believe it..............or NOT !
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Very interesting, thank you for that information!
 
foc said:
Many years ago, I heard from a lab co-worker, that Agfa-Geavert Dia Direct (a black & white transparency film) was a chromogenic slide film. It was not E6 but Agfa's process (AP) 41. which was the same process for Agfachrome CT18 etc before they changed to E6 in the early 1980s

I asked over the years and have searched the internet and can't find any info about it.

Believe it..............or NOT !
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The process instructions for Agfa Dia Direct can be found on the internet, it's very similar to Fomapan R and Agfa Scala as it's a classic B/W reversal process with dichromate bleach and re-exposure. So no chromogenic film either.
 
No. Given the nature of the E6 process, it would offer no advantage over any of the more conventional B&W reversal processes which have been around for decades, commercially or otherwise. There would be no economic or quality advantages to warrant exploration of the idea.
 
Randy Stewart said:
No. Given the nature of the E6 process, it would offer no advantage over any of the more conventional B&W reversal processes which have been around for decades, commercially or otherwise. There would be no economic or quality advantages to warrant exploration of the idea.
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foc said:
link to Agfa Dia Direct processing instructions
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Have you checked this? https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/processing-agfa-dia-direct.67343/
It's a bog-standard BW Reversal process - they're all pretty much identical, except juices used and some nuance.


What makes a film a "slide film"? It all boils down to clear base, as any BW material can be reversed. Any C-41 and E-6 film can be BW reversed too...

Here's an example of experiment I did once: Superia X-Tra 400 processed to BW slide with Ilford Reversal Processing: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=108634366@N07&tags=C41BW
They're dense and low-key - probably due to the base mask which turns to grayscale after processing. Latitude too is good - as expected.
 
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