literature on Slide film processing

[rowghani]

I have "The darkroom handbook" by Michael Langford and he has a small bit in there about the make up of slide film and how each step in processing affects the film. I'm looking for something more on this topic preferable not too techy. any suggestions?

 

[PittP]

For the practical part of it: This forum has a myriad of helpful and practical tips and hints, many based on a sound understanding (and sometimes explanation) of the chemistry involved - hands-on an prectical. Unfortunately many hidden like the proverbial needle in the hay stack. As the most helpful authors on this topic come to mind: Rudeofus, Stefan4you, and surely the "notorious" PE (my apologies to all not mentioned!)
The German Aphog.de forum has a few notes on FD dilution and development times.
Jobo has (had?) a useful and detailed manual on E-6 with their equipment.
I'm not aware of a comprehensive treatment of both the theoretical and practical aspects, and useful options/alternatives in the process.

 

[Rudeofus]

Slide film is a complex technical product, so any in depth analytic treatment of it will inevitably become somewhat "techy". It is IMHO also a material with very specific characteristics (contrast, color saturation, color representation in general), which makes it incredibly useful for many kinds of artistic expression.

If you want to explore the artistic merit of slide film's image properties, you're best off with books about color in (artistic) photography. Then use image resources like pbase and flickr to search for color representation of slide films available to you, including application of special process modifications.

If you want to take a closer look at the technical background of E6 processing without too much technical detail, take a look at Kodak's Z119 manuals. Grant Haist's book "Modern Photographic Processing, part 2" also contains a long chapter on color reversal processing. While the chapter focuses on E4 process, from a conceptual stand point these two processes are not all that different.

 

[rowghani]

Cool thanks guys.