[MF3D.FORUM:835] Re: Processing E-6

[Brian Reynolds <reynolds@xxxxxxxxx>]

Brenda Nowlan wrote:
> > Mike Kersenbrock wrote:
> > Also the number of reels being done in a
> > batch influence the processing times.
> 
> I didn't know that.  Why would that matter?  I pay attention to the
> pouring time and the emptying time.
> 

I haven't done color processing, but I have done B&W.

The number of rolls and type of roll (35mm vs 120 vs 220) will effect
how quickly the chemistry is depleted.  Is your E-6 kit a one-shot
(throw it away have one use) or replenishing (add more fresh chemistry
after each batch)?  With 8 rolls of 120 simultaneously you may be
exhausting your chemistry more quickly than the maker intended.

You should also check that you are using more than the minimum amount
of chemistry in the working solution.  Some developers (e.g., XTOL)
can wind up with less than the minimum amount of stock chemical after
you dilute it and then use the minimum amount of working solution.

In the long run you might be better off doing more batches of fewer
rolls.  If you stagger two sets of 4 rolls it shouldn't take much
longer than one batch of 8 rolls.

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