Cross processing at the local 1hr

[matthew_newton]

So I am curious if anyone has tried having the local drugstore or 1hr photo

place cross process any of their film? I am somewhat interested in trying cross

processing some slide film, but I don't have my own dark room, and I prefer not

to send it out to a prolab. Heck I would prefer going as cheap as I can with my

first couple of attempts at least.

 

So, anyone ever tried it before? Were they willing to run it through their

machines? Any luck with results?

 

Thanks.

[walter_degroot]

sometimes the local 1 hour labs will process e-6( slide) films and even kodachome as c-41. they don't plan it they just do.

it's possible and likely it will contaminate the line and require a major claenup. if the operators aren't sharp, it may mean many others will lose the phot's.

for the same reason don't try to save money by buying a 100 foot roll of c-41 film unless you plan to do it yourself.

[kipling]

i've done it a bunch of times. just write c-41 process on the envelope you drop the film off in. if you have prints made don't be too concerned about how they look (they can get really funky looking). they always comes out diferently. you'll have to scan the negs to really see how it's turned out.

[ronald_moravec1]

A decent shop will not do it for contamination reasons.

[ace_fury]

A decent shop will know how to do it without contaminating their process line. My decent

shop will cross process either way for the same price and time as straight processing.

That is why one uses a professional lab.

[Vlad Soare]

Some labs refuse to process E6 as C41 (or the other way around) for fear of contamination, but in my opinion this fear is unfounded.<br>

Kodachromes are another matter, though. They <b>will</b> contaminate the line.

[Vlad Soare]

...not to mention that Kodachromes will be ruined if processed as C41 or E6, so there's no point in even thinking about cross-processing them. :-)

[john_castronovo]

No serious lab would ever have a problem with this, but it should never be done with Kodachrome due to the antihalation layer. It will gunk up the works in a hurry when it comes off the film backing.

 

john castronovo

www.technicalphoto.com

[gary_watson]

Agree with Ace and John. Any pro lab can do this. It's a false economy to cheap out hoping the local one hour joint will get it right. What matters more: results or saving a buck?

[bob_osullivan]

You don't need a dark room to process film. That's a big missconception. You need a dark room for prints not film development.

 

All you need for C41 is a tetenal chemical kit $30, a plastic processing tub $30 and a film changing bag $15. Some beakers for mixing and a thermometer, that's it.

 

Try bhphotovideo.com. Once you have the negatives done yourself, you can go just about anywhere to get prints, just tell them no color correction and you'll have your cross processed prints.