Processing E6 at home?

[Joe AC]

Perhaps this is a silly question..but can it be done and what is involved?

Thanks
-Joe

 

[Roger Hicks]

Astonishingly easy.

Cheers,

R.

 

[nikon_sam]

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...

 

[Ronald M]

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.

 

[mgilbuena]

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.

 

[atlcruiser]

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[Joe AC]

I think I'll look into the kodak 6 step process.
Thanks so much for the help and replies

-Joe