Your Opinion on Cross Processed Slide Film..

[RanceEric]

Over the weekend I shot my first two rolls of Sensia 100 speed slide film at the abandoned Armor Cast steel mill in Birdsboro, PA and had it processed C41 the next day. Here are a few shots from the rolls. Please tell me what you think and/or post your own cross processed slide film photos! 🙂

View a few more from that trip on my flickr:

 

[N.delaRua]

I find the first one interesting, and I think the strange colors really help in creating a surreal view of an abandoned factory.

+1 for the cross processing. I am always scared to do it... Why i don't know.

 

[MC JC86]

+1 On always being "nervous" to do this..

Does anyone know : what changes characteristic wise when you run E-6 film through C-41 soup? Mainly: Does the ISO/sensitivity stay the same?

EDIT: cool pictures btw

 

[RanceEric]

I find the first one interesting, and I think the strange colors really help in creating a surreal view of an abandoned factory.

+1 for the cross processing. I am always scared to do it... Why i don't know.

Thank you! I do have mixed feelings about the results.. There are a few shots on from the rolls that are blown out/overexposed.. I shot with a meter so I'm not sure what happened.. I would recommend at least trying it.. These were my first rolls. so I'm no expert, but I got some interesting results..

 

[John Lawrence]

I've done this a few times with Sensia 100 and found that unless I rate it at 25 ISO (or lower) it almost always ends up with a red / magenta cast.

John

 

[RanceEric]

I've done this a few times with Sensia 100 and found that unless I rate it at 25 ISO (or lower) it almost always ends up with a red / magenta cast.

John

I definitely noticed that.. I metered at 100 ISO, and a few of my shots had blown out highlights. Now I know for next time. Thanks for your help

 

[John Lawrence]

I definitely noticed that.. I metered at 100 ISO, and a few of my shots had blown out highlights. Now I know for next time. Thanks for your help

If you haven't already had a look, there are some good Flickr groups such as this:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/85491091@N00/

They have some useful discussions on the different effects you get from cross processing different slide films and particular characteristics of each film.

John

 

[RanceEric]

If you haven't already had a look, there are some good Flickr groups such as this:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/85491091@N00/

They have some useful discussions on the different effects you get from cross processing different slide films and particular characteristics of each film.

John

I always forget to look for groups on flickr.. haha Thank you. Very helpful!

 

[kzphoto]

I shot cross process for a few years exclusively through my Rolleiflex 3.5F. Over expose by 1 full stop to 1.5 stops depending on emulsions, and plan on having really weird color. I tend to shoot the film like it's black and white -- looking for texture and patterns rather than color and subtle tones.

In past experience, films which processed out to a clear emulsion base printed better than films with an odd color. Tungsten E6 and some of the more saturated films have an off color. Velvia especially.

 

[RanceEric]

I shot cross process for a few years exclusively through my Rolleiflex 3.5F. Over expose by 1 full stop to 1.5 stops depending on emulsions, and plan on having really weird color. I tend to shoot the film like it's black and white -- looking for texture and patterns rather than color and subtle tones.

In past experience, films which processed out to a clear emulsion base printed better than films with an odd color. Tungsten E6 and some of the more saturated films have an off color. Velvia especially.

Thanks for all the advice. Shooting it like it's black and white makes sense.. When I was shooting, I shooting like it was going to be processed E6.. so getting a few half decent results with the color is purely luck.. But after getting a taste of it, I'm excited to shoot more cross process

 

[nightfly]

I like the first image, I think it works well.

For awhile anytime I shot color I cross processed it and treated it like black and white from the texture/pattern perspective as mentioned above. It felt like how I treat Tri-X.

Personally I prefer the green color shift of Kodak films to the red shift of Fuji films. Elite Chrome 100 is my favorite.

Since you are already tweaking things processing wise, don't be afraid to do some digital post to increase or decrease or "fix" some of the funky effects.

I often shoot cross processed for the increased contrast but then take away the color shifts/cast in post. Lots of times the pukey green cast ruins the shot but can easily be saved in Photoshop while retaining some of the other effects.

 

[RanceEric]

Thank you. That's definitely my favorite shot from the two rolls.

I just didn't do my homework before shooting with this film. But it's so exciting to see the results. I will have to get some of the Elite Chrome to test and see which I prefer.

For a lot of the shots, I had to tweet the colors a bit in PS to get decent colors, since, like I said above, I was shooting for E6 and not Cross process. (not really a smart move deciding on the processing AFTER shooting.. haha but I got lucky) I'm looking forward to experimenting with these things in mind. 😀

 

[maclaine]

I always forget to look for groups on flickr.. haha Thank you. Very helpful!

There's also a second, larger cross processing group on Flickr, and they have this very useful thread which gives a quick rundown of what you can expect when cross processing various types of film:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/crossprocessing/discuss/72157605572296973/

I've only cross processed one roll, Fuji Velvia 100, and while it came out OK, I wasn't that into how magenta everything came out. I have a few other types of film that have been sitting in my fridge for years that I will cross process at some point. I like what I've seen others do with cross processing. The Fuji films seem to color shift the most, while the Kodak films seem to just get more saturated and contrasty, which I prefer.

This is the only shot I really liked from the roll of Velvia 100 I cross processed.

 

[wafflecakee]

I've had some pictures come out well, others I just don't find that the effect complimented the picture. this one i don't mind. elitechrome 100 shot with a vivitar ultra wide & slim

 

[patois]

I like the first one. I am about to go shoot a roll of the revolog tesla 1 film and I always tell myself that if I'm going to use a special effects film, it should be to enhance what I want to say with my images rather than just making boring, interesting.

 

[RanceEric]

More cross processed slides.. Took these over the weekend in Lancaster, PA and Ocean City, MD.

Nikon S3 w/ 5cm f/1.4, Provia 400X

Ocean City, MD. Pyramid Parking garage

 

[Stuart John]

Here is one I made back in about 1993. I have adjusted the scan to look like the hand enlargements I made back then. It was 645 format Fujichrome. maybe 400 or 100 can't remember. I always over exposed by around 2 stops.

 

[NickTrop]

Love cross-processed slide film. Great examples here.

 

[keytarjunkie]

I happen to really like the cross-processed look, as long as it isn't too overdone (everything in moderation!). I shot these on velvia 100 and developed them in C41, the negatives are bright cyan/light blue, they scan really orange and photoshop auto-corrects them to look like this.

 

[Paddy C]

Been some time since I did any cross processing. I think it's fun but only works if it isn't way over the top. When you get crazy colour shifts I find the image more about the colour and blown-out look than anything else.

So my preference was for Kodak E100VS. I found this film gives greatly increased saturation and contrast, without the extreme green, blue, or red shifts that you see in other films. I don't have an example on hand right now.

I can't recall the exposure however. I think I've always read that you should overexpose, but ended up finding that it worked out best at box speed.