Kodak Slide Duplication film 35mm - Kodak E-4 reversal process from ca1975. I shot these at ISO 12 in my Nikon F4s with a Nikkor ai 35-105 lens (which is another story). It’s been a while since I’ve shot this film and ISO 6 would have been better as some of these were a bit underdone and the best were in bright sun. Cross processed to a negative in Kodak C-22 process. The film doesn’t mind C-22 and in some cases C-22 would get more speed out of E-4 film. Not a big consideration these days. C-22 and E-4 color developer are very close. The process yields dense negatives that can be difficult to scan and that is frustrating. Some of these scan and clean up quite readily. I could do with about 1000 feet of this film even though it is a compromise with color and grain/acutance. This recipe is from the 1980 British Journal of Photography and pretty easy to put together and run, esp since it is a room temperature process. Other versions are Patrick Dignan and Francis Miniter’s versions. These are slightly different with ingredients that are a little less common. If you want some insight into my world. Slide Dupe E-4 was the first color film I developed myself. Sourced all the formulae and chemicals for the whole process, guestimated the ISO etc and got passible pictures. Most people just get a C-41 kit and process actual C-41 film with it. Not mean I do everything the hard way… C-22 (BJP, 1980, pp 186-187) pH 10.6 Calgon (sodium hexametaphosphate) 2.0 g Benzyl Alcohol 5.0 ml Sodium Metaborate or Kodalk 85.0 g Sodium Sulphite (anhydrous) 2.0 g Potassium Bromide 1.6 g CD-3 ( CD3 ) 5.3 g Water to 1000 ml Fixer (was ammonium thiosulphate crystalline) I substituted home made ammonium thioslphate Water at 52°C – 750ml Sodium Thiosulfate 200g Ammonium Sulphate 107g Potassium Metabisulfite 20g (to get the pH within C-22 range of 4.4-4.6) Water to 1000 ml

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  1. rolfmg
    rolfmg ·

    That sounds indeed like the "hard way" - the results are arts. I like it very much.

  2. charliedontsurf
    charliedontsurf ·

    Very painterly, like a lot of your work.

  3. mike1allison
    mike1allison ·

    @rolfmg thanks! Yes I can't even make instant coffee! Lol

  4. mike1allison
    mike1allison ·

    @charliedontsurf i really like this. Not the best lens an old 35-105 nikkor that looks like it fell off a caravan in Morocco and was buried in the desert for 20 years and then dug up and abused. I love its imperfections though. This shot is reaching too much but I love the look.

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