Processing E6 at home?

I've done it but it was years ago...I really want to try it again...it's not all that hard to do...the kits these day have got to be easier than when I did it last...
Try it with a test roll first (images you can afford to lose)
Make sure you get shots of nice bright colors...the first time I did it I was so used to shooting B&W the slides shot were boring and dull...think bright colors...
 
First developer time and temp are critical.

So you need a perfect thermometer.

Temper the film and reel to 100 deg before dropping into the prefilled tank.

6 step process give much better color than 3 step, ie combined bleach fix.

Cross contamination of chemicals will drive you crazy and you will never find what is wrong.
So use dedicated bottles. Kodak 6 step kit is best and use it all one shot.

Set up some nice music, it is 40 min long.

Film looks awful until it dries, do no panic.
 
It's as easy as developing C-41. Just a little longer and a little warmer temperature.

Invest in a good timer (I picked up a gralab for a couple of bucks on a late night ebay auction) and thermometer. You'll be swapping chemicals and washing quite frequently.

I use my bathroom sink that has the built-in high water drain. I let the water trickle at 105F and use the Arista kit (http://www.freestylephoto.biz/11861-Arista-Rapid-E6-Slide-Developing-Kit-1-Quart). The chemicals fit in three 1 liter accordion-style containers.

As previously said in the thread: the slides will look a bit foggy and ugly until they've dried up.
 
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