Making prints from EIR?

["ROLLAND ELLIOTT (Quality Assurance Co-Op)" <rolland.elliott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I just processed my first roll of EIR (infrared E-6 slide film) a few days ago
in my basement.  This film is really great!  The colors are very vibrant and
saturated.  I managed to cram 40 shots on one roll, and most of them turned out
well exposed.  (To get those extra 4 shots out of the roll I took my Nikon N90s
and loaded a junk roll of film in it first, then I took out the film with out
rewinding it and loaded the EIR back into the camera in the dark.  The first
few frames aren't spaced that evenly, but you get an extra 4 shots which is
about $2.00 worth of film) I will look over my exposure data soon and inform
everyone what E.I. worked best for me.        The actual E-6 processing was a
little more tedious than B&W film development, but it was well worth it.  My
local lab can't develop this film in their automatic machine, and sending it
away is a pain, so I developed it myself.  For those of you who haven't tried
E-6 processing, it's a lot easier than you might think! Thanks to everyone on
the list that gave me advice on E-6 developing.

My next darkroom adventure will be to make some prints from these IR slides. I
looked at the Jobo processors but they are way too expensive for me.  So I
thought I might just get an 8x10" and 11x14" Dev-Tech drum and process my
prints by rolling the drum in a temperature controlled water bath. Will this
work well, or should I spend more money and get one of those automatic drum
rotators that supposedly gives you more even development?  Is there any reason
why JOBO drums cost about twice as much as Dev-Tech Drums, or is it just
brand-name appeal?  What kind of paper and chemistry would you recommend?
Kodak and Fuji make chromogenic reversal papers and Ilford makes something
called Ilforchrome Classic Deluxe that is really expensive and uses cibachrome
chemicals.  Is cibachrome processing & paper a lot better than Kodak and Fuji?

Thanks for your help!  Sincerely Rolland

Work Phone is 614-772-3537 Home # 614-772-2854
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