P3D Re: Shot negative film by accident

[Steve Madsen <steve@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Richard,

> Accidently shot print (Reala) film instead of slide (Sensia) film with my 
> Realist.  I assume the only way to proceed, is to have the film developed and 
> printed and then  mount the prints for viewing.  

You may have another alternative...

>From the Feb 99 issue of "Practical Photography",
a popular UK magazine:

"Putting an E-6 process colour slide film through
 colour negative C-41 chemistry or a C-41 negative
 film through E-6 slide chemistry can give striking
 pictures.  You get negatives in the former instance
 and slides in the latter.  Most processing labs
 will do this for you, but check first."

That's the good news.  Here's the bad news...

"...cross processing causes a loss of film speed,
 anything from one to three stops."

(And, the colors will be odd; the article
 was intended for 2D photographers looking to try
 special effects.)

But if you are looking to experiment, and don't
mind dark images with strange colors, you can 
indeed transform that negative 
film into positive slides.

Good luck,


Steve Madsen, Computer Graphics Department
H2 Eye, Ltd.
24-28 Hatton Wall
London  EC1N 8JH
United Kingdom
Tel:   +44 (0) 171 404 9600
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