Results of cross processing Kodak IE in C-41 chemicals

[Rolland Rainbow Elliott <X93ELLIOTT1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi everyone, I just moved back to school so I haven't had time to
read the IR list. 
I've missed reading it!
Here is my first contribution, as a returning IR list member:

I just developed a roll of Kodak IE color infrared in Kodak flexicolor
chemicals  (process C-41).  I took the negatives to my local one hour lab and
had them make prints from the cross processed film.  Most of them turned out
pretty good!  I thought they would be very contrasty because the cross
processed negatives lack the orange mask to reduce contrast that normal color 
negative have, but they looked good..  This film is supposed to be developed
in AR-5 Chemicals, but Kodak says it is E-6 compatable.  As far as I'm
concerned it's also compatable with C-41 chemistry.

To my surprise the colors didn't shift that much. The colors in the prints
look like the colors I would have expected in the resulting slides if I developed
the film in E-6 chemicals. One thing I did notice was that the sky looked a bit
darker and grayer , this is probably because of cross processing.  Some of
the prints also lacked sharpness.  This could simply be due to the fact that
slides always look sharper and crisper to my eyes than prints  Most of my
pictures were portraits of my sister in a playground.  Skin tones and vegetation
looked just like they do in my E6 developed slides
I often overexpose color negative film by 1/2 a stop or a full stop because
it gives me better
color saturation.
Perhaps I will try an ISO of 100 next time and see if I get better results
with IE.

Anyone have experience cross processing film and readjusting the film's ISO? 
Do you think 
an ISO of 100 will give me better results with Kodak IE?

I developed this film myself because I was afraid my local lab's color
negative processor would have infrared sensors and destroy the film.  Do most
automatic C-41 processors have infrared sensors?  If they DON'T you could
easily take this film to your local one hour lab and get Infrared prints in
an hour.  That would be cool.

One last question:  Does anyone know how long cross processed film will last.
Is it chemically stable, or will it fall apart after a few years?

Glad to be back on the list!
Time to develop some film....
Peace Rolland R. Elliott             rolland.elliott@xxxxxxxxx
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