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AlexPanzer Deactivated User 1593 Posts 6/03	Posted - Jul 2 2005 : 12:49PM I was just wondering on how to process the E6 film at home. I just received a Pentax 645 camera and I also have 4 rolls of Velvia film. And I want to start processing the Velvia at home. I know that the process is tedious and I was wondering if there is a kit with all the chemicals that I need. I checked the B&H store website and they have all the chemicals separatly, also the Jobo auto-processors, are they worth it? [Link]
GaySatyr Senior Member Half dirty ol' man; half horny ol' goat! 1684 Posts 10/00	Posted - Jul 2 2005 : 1:03PM I've done E6 by hand. It is indeed tedious. The *BIG* problem is temperature control. Time and temperature have to be right for each step. If I were doing it more than just to say that I'd done it, I'd consider something like the Jobo processor a necessity. ~ GaySatyr (ABB) [Link]
AlexPanzer Deactivated User 1593 Posts 6/03	Posted - Jul 3 2005 : 12:52PM I see that autoprocessoris a must then. I guess that I will stick to mail-in processors for now. [Link]
TonyC Comstock Films 2523 Posts 8/03	Posted - Jul 7 2005 : 6:12PM E-6 processing in New York is good, cheap, and fast. Don't do it yourself. [Link]
AlexPanzer Deactivated User 1593 Posts 6/03	Posted - Jul 7 2005 : 10:59PM Where should I try it? [Link]

Leyden Senior Member The people have spoken. I'm a nitpicking dick. Woo! 8751 Posts 1/04	Posted - Jul 8 2005 : 1:25AM A & I is one of the best around. [Link]
Leyden Senior Member The people have spoken. I'm a nitpicking dick. Woo! 8751 Posts 1/04	Posted - Jul 8 2005 : 1:27AM And here are some in New York. [Link]
AlexPanzer Deactivated User 1593 Posts 6/03	Posted - Jul 8 2005 : 1:58AM How fast is the A&I turnaround? I tried Manhattan Color Labs for CN fulm but people say that arab guys always mess up the slides. [Link]
Leyden Senior Member The people have spoken. I'm a nitpicking dick. Woo! 8751 Posts 1/04	Posted - Jul 8 2005 : 2:03AM Turnaround: 3 hours / Rush: 1:45 hour + 100% additional charge. [Link]
AlexPanzer Deactivated User 1593 Posts 6/03	Posted - Jul 8 2005 : 2:10AM Actually I did slides once at Manhattan Color Labs. 3 Hours, it was like $6.75. Nice job they did. So if I will do 120 at A&I, they will not mount it with the standard cost? [Link]
picman Senior Member Nothing says I love you so much as a tongue in the ass. 2884 Posts 1/03	Posted - Jul 8 2005 : 2:00PM AlexPanzer wrote: Actually I did slides once at Manhattan Color Labs. 3 Hours, it was like $6.75. Nice job they did. So if I will do 120 at A&I, they will not mount it with the standard cost? Click to expand 120 film doesn't get mounted like a slide. They should page it for you in plastic sleeves. A lot of labs have a very undeserved reputation for quality processing and you'll have to try a few to see the difference. I can't say with any certainty on current quality, and I hate to promote the prick, but Duggal used to be very serious about his E-6 quality control, even when nothing else in his lab was working properly. He even used to anonymously send test rolls to his closest competitors to compare and stay on top of things. I don't know if those conditions still exist today, but I'd consider using his lab as a start. One of the most important things is consistency. [Link]
TonyC Comstock Films 2523 Posts 8/03	Posted - Jul 8 2005 : 2:57PM picman wrote: One of the most important things is consistency. Click to expand Pheh! What's a half stop between friends? -TC [Link]
cv Member My reviews[/url] 594 Posts 7/03	Posted - Jul 8 2005 : 9:09PM One would hope that a major metropolitan area would have several good E-6 labs from which to choose. Here in the SF Bay Area, I've used the New Lab, Chromeworks and Calypso. I've never had a botched roll from any of them and one of the local photo shops is a New Lab drop point, so I've used New Lab for most of my processing. New Lab will push/pull and do snip tests, too. I know they do large format. For what it's worth, the New Lab used to process stuff for Galen Rowell. On a lark, I tried A&I and they were just as good on the few rolls I sent them, but I have to pay shipping so I stopped that. I also tried Portland Photo in Maine, but it's silly for me to send my film across the continent when there's a local lab that doesn't suck. [Link]
picman Senior Member Nothing says I love you so much as a tongue in the ass. 2884 Posts 1/03	Posted - Jul 8 2005 : 10:30PM cv wrote: New Lab will push/pull and do snip tests, too. I know they do large format. For what it's worth, the New Lab used to process stuff for Galen Rowell. Click to expand Any lab will push/pull and run clip tests. That's SOP for a processing lab. The fact that Galen Rowell uses them is a good sign but you wouldn't believe how many good photographers use certain labs because they're getting a good deal. They figure as long as they're at least consistent that they can adjust their shooting to mate with them. But is their line on the money when it comes to speed, and alkilinity in their color developer? Is the agitation even from top to bottom of their tanks. Those are things that even major labs often fall down on and the larger the format being shot, the more evident some of these things are. I rarely shoot ektachrome anymore but I can tell you that there are a lot of pretenders in the NY area. They talk a good game but get behind the curtain and you'd be horrified. [Link]
cv Member My reviews[/url] 594 Posts 7/03	Posted - Jul 8 2005 : 10:41PM The New Lab isn't any more expensive than the other E-6 labs; it was possible that the late Galen Rowell was getting a good deal, but he wouldn't have used them if they weren't consistent. I'm pretty sure New Lab can do three hour turnaround, possibly 1.5 hrs. with a rush surcharge. What equipment they use today I don't know but they used to have a dip-and-dunk Refrema. Chromeworks seemed to cater a bit more to the pro photographer, but I don't know if that has changed in recent times. Perhaps I'm lucky that I started off using really good processors, so I've never worried about crappy E-6 work. [Link]

AlexPanzer Deactivated User 1593 Posts 6/03	Posted - Jul 10 2005 : 3:07PM Just found my slides and a place that has processed them was Grand Photo Solutions www.gpsnyc.com. I always refered to them as Manhattan Color Labs. [Link]

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