So, I have been experimenting with processing E-6 slide film in a C-41 reversal process. My basic process is like so:
* highly concentrated and hot B/W developer for a long time
* Remove film from tank and expose over light
* Process in either standard C-41 process, or cold stand C-41 process
The results have been mixed, but I've done enough to at least make it be quite reliable in always giving me some pictures... but the pictures themselves have been, mixed. I expect x-pro like results with crazy color shifts, but some of this is even crazier than x-pro, and yet sometimes is "boring" and merely normal looking. I've found that it highly
depends on what kind of film I'm processing.
(all of this is on 120 film)
So, first, my success I've had. This was Provia 100, shot at 100. https://i.imgur.com/H9cNj1H.jpg
B/W dev: Arista Premium, standard 1:9 dilution, 16 minutes, 102F, 1 minute first agitation, agitation every 30 seconds after
Color dev: standard C-41
Impression: Still too dark and under developed, but the grain is incredibly fine. This image was with some color correction. The image beforehand had a blue cast to it that was easily manageable.
After this first success, I went on a trip, took some slide film solely to experiment with (I shot plenty of color film that I processed normally), and then came back, ready to improve the process.
My first real "failure". Rollei CR200, shot at 200. https://i.redd.it/4cdzit1olgf01.jpg
B/W dev: Arista Premium, 1:6 dilution, 18 minutes, 102F, 1 minute first agitation, agitation eveyr 30 seconds after
Color dev: standard C-41
Impression: Slides are bright enough they could be projected if wanted. No problems scanning it. Incredibly high contrast, extreme amounts of grain, but all the pictures did turn out, to be fair, and the whole roll was consistent in look. It appears no colors other than red and white developed, though there is in some other pictures some bits of green and browns. No blue at all. This was incredibly surprising given how Provia gave such saturated blue colors. I did a roll of test C-41 film in the same tank, and it came out looking about right
My slight "correction" that is interesting, but still a failure. Velvia 100, shot at 100 (camera screwed up and did partial multi-exposures) https://i.imgur.com/S0tBAUn.jpg and https://i.imgur.com/4M8FcLu.jpg
B/W dev: Arista Premium, 1:6 dilution, 19 minutes, 108F, 1 minute first agitation, agitation every 30 seconds after
Color dev: cold stand C-41 process (dev cold, blix normal). 40 minutes total, 63F, agitation first minute, and then a single agitation at 20 minutes. This is effectively about -1 pull. I do 45 minutes for all C-41 film and end up with perfect development. 50 minutes is +1.5 push, for reference.
Impression: A bit over developed and too clear. I think 18 minutes, 108F is the sweet spot. Oddly non-uniform contrast. Sometimes it's super high contrast, in other spots on the same picture there's not much contrast. In the first picture, you can see the highlights gave way to a huge red smudge. This is throughout the roll, but only on certain pictures. It isn't part of the double exposure problem, and doesn't look like a light leak. Shadows near the smudge have strange halo effects... Meanwhile, in the other pic I linked, things actually look quite normal. Green seems to be most affected by the CD3/CD4 mismatch, and the highlights are too hot, but overall this is something I'd consider acceptable if given a bit less development. How does this happen at the same exposure on the same roll in the same chemicals?
Anyway, so I still have two different films to develop (Lomography slide film, and Provia 100) and curious if anyone has any ideas on what could've happened to cause this red blotch, and what made it take over the entire film on the CR200. Honestly I think it's cool, but I'd like to know what causes it and how to control it so that I can factor it in.
* highly concentrated and hot B/W developer for a long time
* Remove film from tank and expose over light
* Process in either standard C-41 process, or cold stand C-41 process
The results have been mixed, but I've done enough to at least make it be quite reliable in always giving me some pictures... but the pictures themselves have been, mixed. I expect x-pro like results with crazy color shifts, but some of this is even crazier than x-pro, and yet sometimes is "boring" and merely normal looking. I've found that it highly
depends on what kind of film I'm processing.
(all of this is on 120 film)
So, first, my success I've had. This was Provia 100, shot at 100. https://i.imgur.com/H9cNj1H.jpg
B/W dev: Arista Premium, standard 1:9 dilution, 16 minutes, 102F, 1 minute first agitation, agitation every 30 seconds after
Color dev: standard C-41
Impression: Still too dark and under developed, but the grain is incredibly fine. This image was with some color correction. The image beforehand had a blue cast to it that was easily manageable.
After this first success, I went on a trip, took some slide film solely to experiment with (I shot plenty of color film that I processed normally), and then came back, ready to improve the process.
My first real "failure". Rollei CR200, shot at 200. https://i.redd.it/4cdzit1olgf01.jpg
B/W dev: Arista Premium, 1:6 dilution, 18 minutes, 102F, 1 minute first agitation, agitation eveyr 30 seconds after
Color dev: standard C-41
Impression: Slides are bright enough they could be projected if wanted. No problems scanning it. Incredibly high contrast, extreme amounts of grain, but all the pictures did turn out, to be fair, and the whole roll was consistent in look. It appears no colors other than red and white developed, though there is in some other pictures some bits of green and browns. No blue at all. This was incredibly surprising given how Provia gave such saturated blue colors. I did a roll of test C-41 film in the same tank, and it came out looking about right
My slight "correction" that is interesting, but still a failure. Velvia 100, shot at 100 (camera screwed up and did partial multi-exposures) https://i.imgur.com/S0tBAUn.jpg and https://i.imgur.com/4M8FcLu.jpg
B/W dev: Arista Premium, 1:6 dilution, 19 minutes, 108F, 1 minute first agitation, agitation every 30 seconds after
Color dev: cold stand C-41 process (dev cold, blix normal). 40 minutes total, 63F, agitation first minute, and then a single agitation at 20 minutes. This is effectively about -1 pull. I do 45 minutes for all C-41 film and end up with perfect development. 50 minutes is +1.5 push, for reference.
Impression: A bit over developed and too clear. I think 18 minutes, 108F is the sweet spot. Oddly non-uniform contrast. Sometimes it's super high contrast, in other spots on the same picture there's not much contrast. In the first picture, you can see the highlights gave way to a huge red smudge. This is throughout the roll, but only on certain pictures. It isn't part of the double exposure problem, and doesn't look like a light leak. Shadows near the smudge have strange halo effects... Meanwhile, in the other pic I linked, things actually look quite normal. Green seems to be most affected by the CD3/CD4 mismatch, and the highlights are too hot, but overall this is something I'd consider acceptable if given a bit less development. How does this happen at the same exposure on the same roll in the same chemicals?
Anyway, so I still have two different films to develop (Lomography slide film, and Provia 100) and curious if anyone has any ideas on what could've happened to cause this red blotch, and what made it take over the entire film on the CR200. Honestly I think it's cool, but I'd like to know what causes it and how to control it so that I can factor it in.
