RA4 paper negative in C41

[EASmithV]

Would this even work?

What exactly would happen?

 

[hrst]

You will get a color negative image but it may have dye stability and hue issues because of different CD. RA4 paper is something like 5-6 stops more sensitive to blue than to red, so I think you should use a warming filter even when using incandescent lights. Red layer is on top and probably there is no UV filter, so attach a UV filter to lens.

 

[Photo Engineer]

Use a heavy red filter that would convert a tungsten film to daylight and also add about 50R. Expose at ISO 25 or less and then use regular RA chemistry! You will get a paper negative.

You can also get a positive print by cross processing in a first developer, stop, reexpose and then the regular RA process.

PE

 

[nickandre]

You have poor latitude so it's imperative to get good color balance in the negative. Anything off gets weird fast. C41 developer gives nothing with paper last time I tried.

 

[AgX]

And the spectral sensitization of RA-4 is not optimized for `the real world´, but for transmission of the image dyes of C-41 film.

 

[Photo Engineer]

Go to the reference in the other thread ongoing about this subject. The posted work of Bujor B. taken in-camera and reversal processed is quite striking.

PE

 

[AgX]

I assume you mean this original source
http://photo.net/film-and-processing-forum/00ADv3

 

[Photo Engineer]

Yes, but I referred all to the other thread here on APUG which has more discussion.

Bujor B. used a "cross" process that was similar to one I had devised back in that time frame and published on PN. It will yield quite good positive "prints" from in-camera exposure and prints from slides if done carefully.

PE