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- From: monta@image.mit.edu (Peter Monta)
- Subject: Re: The color developer in the E-6 process
- In-Reply-To: jay@metran.UUCP's message of 21 Nov 92 07:12:46 GMT
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- Organization: MIT Advanced Television Research Program
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- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 04:03:03 GMT
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- In article <302@metran.UUCP> jay@metran.UUCP (Jay Ts) writes:
-
- > There is a book called "Using Kodak E-6 Chemicals" that Kodak publishes.
- > ...
-
- Yes, I've seen mention of this in the Kodak literature list; I'll try
- to look it up. Would be nice to know the reasons behind the various
- cryptic tweaks the instructions mention.
-
- > Also, I wanted to point out (hopefully without hurt feelings) that those
- > who are using 3-step slide processing chemistry are not using E-6 chemistry.
- > Therefore, their comments on E-6 based on their experience with the 3-step
- > processes do not apply to real E-6. Kodak does not even call their own
- > Slide Hobby Pac E-6 chemistry, or claim that it works as well.
-
- No problem; in fact I'm finally using the gallon E-6 kit from Kodak, after
- also having started out with a 4-bath kit (from Beseler/Tetenal). The
- one thing I did notice (my eyes probably not trained sufficiently :-))
- was that Dmax became higher and more neutral with the 7-bath kit.
-
- > ... follow the directions as closely as I can. I simply do
- > not have the kind of equipment (densitometers, color analyzers, Kodak and
- > Fuji control strips, etc.) to be able to find out what went wrong.
-
- Second that. Would be nice to get accurate feedback on how the
- processing is, but hey: things are working.
-
- > (There is no way I'm going back to a formaldehyde-rich stabilizer
- > --- yeech!)
-
- The Beseler kit had a formaldehyde-based stabilizer---does
- formaldehyde really have a stench? It may be just me, but I didn't
- smell anything in particular. Or is the "yeech" for the toxicity?
-
- Peter Monta monta@image.mit.edu
- MIT Advanced Television Research Program
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