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..

 

[koraks]

Perhaps there is motion picture film suitable for the task.

Yes, there is. Movies are still released on prints so the material is out there. But I've virtually never seen it pop up in the amateur still photography scene, so the first challenge will be to get hold of it.

 

[loccdor]

Kodak Vision Color Print Film 2383 is being sold re-spooled in 35mm cassettes on eBay. It normally is process ECP-2E, I don't know how easy/hard it is to do that yourself.

That is the film used for releases that are projected in theaters.

B&H is selling a whopping big roll of it too: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1482764-REG/kodak_7434517_vision_color_print_film.html

 

[MattKing]

Kodak Vision Color Print Film 2383 is being sold re-spooled in 35mm cassettes on eBay. It normally is process ECP-2E, I don't know how easy/hard it is to do that yourself.

That is the film used for releases that are projected in theaters.

B&H is selling a whopping big roll of it too: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1482764-REG/kodak_7434517_vision_color_print_film.html

FWIW, that listing is 70mm print stock.
From the Canadian motion picture film catalogue (prices in $CDN I believe):

Here is the link for the US catalogue: https://www.kodak.com/content/pdfs/motion/Kodak-Motion-Picture-Products-Price-Catalog-US.pdf

You would most ,likely have to convince someone in the motion picture industry to sell you some - although they might be willing to sell some to a big commercial lab.

 

[Samu]

Yes, there is. Movies are still released on prints so the material is out there. But I've virtually never seen it pop up in the amateur still photography scene, so the first challenge will be to get hold of it.

You should mix your own ECP-2E chemistry. The developer is based on the older CD-2 developing agent, not CD-3, as ECN-2 or E-6, or
CD-4, as C-41 is.

The recipe can be found here: https://www.kodak.com/content/produ...ssing-KODAK-Motion-Picture-Films-Module-9.pdf

 

[jeffreyg]

If you want to try something rather simple I have a suggestion although I have never tried it. I did make a larger print just to see if it would look decent and got a very nice result. Pictorico has an overhead projection material that I have made many enlarged negatives on for pt/pd prints. The color negative I mentioned reproduced colors especially skin tones very accurately. Print your negatives the size of the 35mm film (including the border). Cut and place in slide mounts. If they project well you have an easy solution especially since you might even be able to batch print a number of negatives on one sheet.