Well I bought it ... now what

[R Paul]

Hello everyone
Last time on the Bay I saw a roll of ektachrome 100 expired 1990 film for bid. And it was 9.5 in wide roll. Just the thing for the 8x10 I thought. So I plunked down the money, and home it came. Now once I got it , I ran a couple test shots . And since I am in this section of the forum, you can guess it didn't turn out well. So the question is, can this film be salvaged, or should I just send it back. Normally I would in a heartbeat but large transparency film is hard to find, so if any one has any ideas I'm all ears

no 1 was exposed out doors in bright sun at 100asa run through standard e6 process 1st dev time 6:20

no2 exposed w/flash at 100asa run thru standard e6 ,but 1st dev time was 3:20

no 3 same flash exposure and asa run with e6 but with these changes first I diluted the 1st dev 30% with water and ran it for 1:30 and second I used some kodak RVP color dev for a 10min run as 38 c . everything else was the same as regular e6.
Since there was an faint image on the other films , I thought maybe this was like HS Ektachrome which needed this kind for color dev to bring out the colors. The green could be due to the ph of the color dev being off
last shot is of the label
Thanks
rob

 

[mshchem]

Uh , it's 26 years expired ?

 

[Agulliver]

I have to say...I am unsure what you expected from E6 film which is knocking on the door of 30 years old. That looks about like what I would expect unless the film had been frozen, and even then after such a long time the colours are going to shift. E6 film tends to shift to magenta and lose the blacks altogether, which seems to be what you have. If the film was not kept frozen, even after 10 years you're going to expect the magenta shift. After nigh on 30 years, your results are exactly what I would expect.

As for sending it back, did the seller offer any kind of guarantee? I would not imagine so, as the film is long expired.

Sorry to be the bringer of bad news, but your results are as expected.

 

[dE fENDER]

It's expected result. When you buy such things (slide films older than 10 years), you have to keep in mind that shooting overdue film is really hard and expensive both in time and money.

If the seller can offer you a refund - take it. Otherwise you can shoot it as ISO 3-6, using custom FD with a lot of antifogging agents and correct balance in Photoshop.

 

[R Paul]

Yeah I knew it was a gamble,but I wanted color 8x10. But I can return it so i will pack it all up and send it off,sadder and wiser
Thank you all for your help
rob

 

[Harry Stevens]

I have a roll of 35mm ektachrome 100 that was shot 20 years ago and is still in the fridge, do you think that would be effected as it was exposed when fresh.......Is there anything I can do with it in C41 instead of needing a E6 kit just for the one and only film.

UPDATE..Just saw the other thread E6 Rodinal and C41

 

[bvy]

I have a roll of 35mm ektachrome 100 that was shot 20 years ago and is still in the fridge, do you think that would be effected as it was exposed when fresh.......Is there anything I can do with it in C41 instead of needing a E6 kit just for the one and only film.

This is probably ten year expired Ekatchrome cross-processed in C-41 and printed traditionally to Fuji Crystal Archive paper. It has insane contrast and saturation, but certain frames printed beautifully. (This is a scan of the print, not the negative.)



To the OP, I'm all about experimenting and shooting expired film. But if it looks like that in E6, I don't know that any other process will bring it back to life.

 

[Helios 1984]

offering return on expired films? This seller is a Saint.

 

[newcan1]

It would seem that the film has lost a lot of speed. You might shoot some tests at 3-5 stops increased exposure to see what you get.