Ok to develop Kodachrome in E6?

darinwc

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So I have this roll of Kodachrome 64 laying around. I thought it would be good to run it through a classic camera like my Canon QL17.
Would I be able to send it to the lab for development in E6?
Would I need any compensation of the ISO?
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NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!!!!!!
It is NOT OK to run Kodachrome in E6.
Kodachrome is a very strange film which only processes in K-14, which was discontinued in 2010.
If you run Kodachrome in E6, the emulsion will strip off and you will get no image. plus, the Rem-Jet backing will clog the processor.
If you want this film processing, your best bet is to use someone like Process C-22 here in the UK, or Film Rescue in Canada.
Another way is to process it as B&W. PM me if you do not know how to do this.
Hope I solved your problem
Ektachrome
 

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E6 film includes dyes that form the colour image during second development. Kodachrome emulsion does not include these dyes - they have to be added separately during the development process. So if you process Kodachrome as E6 then you won't get a colour image (because there are no dyes), and the bleach after second development will get rid of the silver image, leaving nothing.
 

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ektachrome said:
If you want this film processing, your best bet is to use someone like Process C-22 here in the UK, or Film Rescue in Canada.
Another way is to process it as B&W.
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Process C22 or Film Rescue will only process it as black and white too.


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You're up a proverbial creek with no paddle.
 
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