P3D From Bob Porter: Home Brew E6

["George A. Themelis" <DrT-3d@xxxxxxx>]

>So for fun, I'm going to try E6 at home to see if I can do a better
>(or worse) job.  I ordered Tetenal chemistry yesterday (for use in
>a JOBO CPE-2 rotary processor).  Looks pretty straightforward with
>1 to 4 rolls (or so) done at once for about half an hour (and $1-2
>chemistry cost per roll of film).

>Anyway, any others try this themselves?  Did it make things better
>or worse?

I tried the Tetenal E6 chemistry nearly 20 years ago and at least back then 
yes, you got slides in about an hour - but the results were wildly variable. 
Expect huge fluctuations from batch to batch especially in contrast, density 
and color balance (even when following directions to a "t" and with fresh 
chemistry every time).

There's nothing wrong with trying this for fun (bracket like a madman!), but 
for anything important I'd recommend leaving it up to a trusted lab.


Bob Porter

http://www.3dis.com


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