Developing Slide/Colour etc

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Hello all.

I'm off to cuba in 8 weeks and along with taking a stack of Tri-X and Ilford something, I want to get some colour in too. I want to develop myself, for cost reasons, and wondered how awkward it was to develop Velvia? I love Velvia.

I have heard slide is hell to do, and also that it's just as easy as HP5. I have a humble home set-up which I'm happy to slightly expand beyond more chemicals etc.

Do any of you have any experience in slide?

Take care.

A.
 
Larky, if you are once/life slide shooter, use the Lab services. Ask for development only (no slide frames). The best way is using the Jobo equipment.
Have a nice trip to Cuba
 
chriswawak said:
Why not frames for lab service? I figured it would be easier to manipulate the transparencies afterwards by keeping the frames.
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I like framed slides too, but the cost reason was questioned.
 
The place I go to charges me the same whether or not I have them mounted. 🙁

I second the lab suggestion only because it seems like a lot of hassle for just a few rolls.
 
E6 kits here in the UK.are not dramatically cheaper than lab processing,and it may be the same everywhere.Also due to shortish shelf life of the chemicals after first mixing them,it is only viable if you have sufficient rolls exposed to use the kit to it's designed number of rolls over a period of say 3 weeks.

Having said that I never found the process at all difficult,and although the optimum processing temperature is 38 degrees,I had no problems achieving that at home, using a small plastic bowl as a warm water reservoir to maintain the temperature of all the chemicals and a two film tank.There is a margin for error of a couple of degrees,and the kit instructions usually explain it all very clearly.

Most importantly the kick I got from taking the processed slides out of the tank,in all their colourful glory was always well worth the effort.🙂

Cheers,
Brian
 
The first time I did E-6 was in high school back in 1978 (17 years old at the time)...I figure if I could do it back then you can too...
If you're looking to do it to save money you probably won't be saving much (depends on how many rolls you develope) if you're looking for a thrill...this is it...anyway have a great time in Cuba...Velvia & Cuba...nice combo...hope you have plenty of sunshine and lots of film...
 
E6 is not hard at all, just mix/handle 3 to 6 solutions depending on the kit you get.

I did ot for a while, but have not used E6 film in a while (Provia 100 and 400, and agfachrome were my favorites last time)

PS checked Freestyle and they have an ARISTA brand kit for around $35+SH for 1 quart each (8 rolls) so just in chemistry about $5/roll.
 
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