Another cross processing question

<p>I was just wondering has anyone cross processed C-41 with E-6 chemical? I can only find slide as negative. Also, when did Kodak stop making kodachrome 35mm as a roll film? The reason I ask someone gave me an Agfa camera that had film in it and I developed it as B&W...well it turned out to be kodachrome. Never saw 35mm as a roll, way before my time I guess. Thanks ed</p>

<p>Well I have had Ilford XP-2 processed in E6 and got sepia slides that were under exposed. I shot it at 400 so I figure 125-200 would have been better. The roll film you refer too is 828 film last made in the 70s.<br>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/828_film</p>

<p>1996 according to the Kodachrome wikipedia entry</p>

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http://kodak.3106.net/index.php?p=508<br>

Hmmm and to discover this in a linking thread.<br>

<a title="Kodak" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodak">Kodak</a> ceased production of 828 format film in 1985.</p>

<p>Cross-processing C-41 in E-6 results in a low-contrast masked positive. It's not a very attractive result, and I wouldn't try it again if I had the chance. Using unmasked films (e.g. Rollei CN200) might have a different result, but for regular C-41, the mask ruined it. </p>

<p>Yes a 1-2 stop loss of speed happens. I too have wondered about the Rollei Digibase film.</p>

<p>I always cross process my slide film to a negative to get the wonky colors/style. You would probably get much better results doing it that way.</p>

<p>A problem with developing E6 film in C-41 chemistry is that E6 film requires a stabilizer with formalin in it. Modern C-41 chemistry does not have formalin in it. If you process the film without the formalin, the image will degrade over time. You almost never hear anyone mention this, probably because so few people are aware of it.</p>

<p>Thanks Ya'll. Thanks Larry for the links. This Kodachrome was OLD. It was a green paper and if I remember it had a small diamond pattern to it. Oh, and B&H still sells it. Not by Kodak but what the heck. 12.00 bucks a pop I don't know if I want to see if the camera works, like I said it was a freebie.</p>

<p>I much prefer neg film souped in E6, the results can be stunning, ranging from pastel colours to very strong saturated colours. I recommend over exposing by 3 stops. Inform the lab if you do this.</p>

<p>I strongly disagree with those who say transparency film in C41 is better.</p>

Try BW400CN over exposed 2-3 stops and processed e-6. I've found 2 stops to be close to ideal but you should give it a

little more light just to be safe. Very intersting results with pink/yellow casts and a greenish hue.