Printing/Making Slides from Negatives - Options in 2026

[J C]

I have a Beseler slide copier that I would like to use for printing slides from negatives. It has full color and contrast controls. I enjoy making enlargements of my negs, but I also greatly enjoy viewing slides with a projector. I've been looking around, but I have been unable to find any color negative films currently produced with a clear base or otherwise designed for making positives. Perhaps there is motion picture film suitable for the task.

Looking for suggestions.

 

[MattKing]

I tweaked your thread title to help make it clear that you weren't seeking to make "prints", but rather wished to use your negatives to make (projectable) transparencies.
Otherwise people who don't read your post carefully might end up waxing eloquently about Cibachrome!
Eastman Kodak still makes 35mm projection print stock similar to the types of film that used to be used this way (5247??). However, I don't know how easy it is to obtain reasonably small quantities, and it would, of course, be designed for ECN-2 processing (I expect).

 

[Samu]

You would need print film for that. Of course, you eould need also the possibility for color filtering. Also, the print films avaliable are matched to ECN-2, and I don´t know how well they work wilt C-41 negatives. Also, the availability of any 30 mm stuff from Kodak is a question these days, unless you can prove it is used for a movie. But yes, it is possible to make prints out of negatives, provided you have the right equipment, and can get the film. Color print films for still photography are no more available. Also, you would need chemistry for ECP process.

 

[MattKing]

Also, you would need chemistry for ECP process.

Yep - ECP rather than ECN - thanks for the correction.

 

[AnselMortensen]

Kodak made Vericolor Slide Film 5072 for the very purpose you are asking about.
Very slow, tungsten balanced (3200 °K).
C-41 process, clear base.
You might get lucky and find some somewhere...Ebay, etc..