My E-6 Method

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This is a series of trail and a few errors for processing E-6 for the stated films. With out the aid of test strips I just eye balled the results. E-6 is not difficult but it is picky. I used the JOBO CPE2 Processor. Start with some film and run some test before doing any critical work. Provia and Velvia can be put in the same tank but I do not recommend other films be mixed until tested. Temperature is very important part of the process. Also the age of the chemicals when I do E-6 I try to use it all in one day. I know it will last a little longer than that but I save my film and do it all at once. I used tap water for mixing my chemicals (before I knew better) I will probably rerun the test using distilled water. Read the information that comes with the KODAK E-6 for storage length and the amount of film the developer will act on before exhausted. I bought a bunch of 1gallon pictures to mix the chemicals in. I also put them in a water bath to maintain temperature.

For use with KODAK E-6 Six Step (1 gallon kit)

PROVIA & VELVIA

35MM 5 ROLLS = 670 ml. (top of bottle)

120 4 ROLLS =550 ml.

TEMP 100*F +/- .5

BOTTLE # TIME STEP

5:00 Pre Heat Tank with film

1 7:00 First Developer

:30 Water Rinse Change the water 6 times :30 each time (water 100*F)

2 2:00 Reversal Bath 60%

:30 Water Rinse (water 100*F)

3 5:30 Color Developer

4 2:00 Conditioner

*Vigorously Aireate Bleach

5 6:00 Bleach

6 4:00 Fixer

:30 Water Rinse x3 (tap water)

* Off JOBO

10:00 Rinse

* Off the reels in separate tank

1:00 Stabilizer (Use Distilled water to mix)

Hang till Dry

Make sure JOBO is clean before next batch is run.