Problems with E6 processing

Hi everyone,

 

I tried a roll of the E-6 film that Lomography has made for the 110 format. I decided to do the processing myself and ordered an Arista E6 kit. I first decided to develop 2 rolls of 35mm E6 film that had been sitting around. Those turned out just fine. However, with the 110 roll, things did not turn out as great. I have no idea how to accurately describe the images, so I've made a scan of the 110 roll and included the pictures at the bottom of the post.

 

What could have gone wrong during the processing? I followed the kit manual and adjusted the developing time for the first developer (as the chemistry was used once to develop those 2 rolls of 35mm film). I did this all in the span of one day, so I can't say that the chemicals went bad because they had been sitting around for too long.

 

I'd appreciate any help on what could of gone wrong and how I can prevent this from happening again.

 

Thanks very much!

 

 

What type of camera did you shoot the 110 film in?

 

Many 110 cameras have little if any exposure control-they count on the latitude of color negative film to make up for any exposure errors.

 

Even at that, the 110 format only allows for two speeds-"low speed" and "high speed." Unfortunately, there's no standardization on that either.

 

Your frames look VERY overexposed. The Lomo slide film is ASA 200, which is a weird in-between speed that a lot of cameras aren't going to be designed to handle. The Lomo negative film at least is "low speed" coded. There again, on my little Pentax, it doesn't make a difference as neither speed would expose correctly.

 

That's my best guess anyway about what went wrong.

What type of camera did you shoot the 110 film in?

 

Many 110 cameras have little if any exposure control-they count on the latitude of color negative film to make up for any exposure errors.

 

Even at that, the 110 format only allows for two speeds-"low speed" and "high speed." Unfortunately, there's no standardization on that either.

 

Your frames look VERY overexposed. The Lomo slide film is ASA 200, which is a weird in-between speed that a lot of cameras aren't going to be designed to handle. The Lomo negative film at least is "low speed" coded. There again, on my little Pentax, it doesn't make a difference as neither speed would expose correctly.

 

That's my best guess anyway about what went wrong.

 

 

Thank you for your reply. What you say makes total sense. I shot this roll with a Minolta Mark II. So in the future, does this mean that when I shoot, I need to compensate for iso 200 film speed and shoot at one stop more? Meaning, if the light meter in the camera tells me to shoot at f5.6, should I really shoot at f8? In this way, I would ensure that the film would not be over exposed. Right?

 

Thanks again for your reply.

I beg my pardon for the interference, but I firmly believe that a decent external meter is a must have in your case. Slides like precision so adjusting one stop can't be a universal rule that will lead you to perfect shots.