Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've been using the 6 step for about two years now, having begun with three step half liter kits. I can't quantify the results but my impression is that slides processed in 6 step appear to have better color and more "sparkle" (for lack of a better term) than those done in 3 step. Roy On Wednesday, September 10, 2003, at 02:18 PM, Jim Hemenway wrote: > Get the Kodak single use 6 step, I had nothing but trouble with the > 3(4) step. > > Rolfe Tessem wrote: > >> Roy Zartarian wrote: >>> That's pretty much the process in a nutshell except that you have to >>> pour and drain each step of the chemistry at the proper time, a task >>> facilitated by the use of the correct Lift for the processor. Other >>> items you might consider acquiring are a good mercury thermometer (I >>> got mine from Edmund Scientific) to verify solution temperatures, >>> appropriately graduated measuring cylinders (same source) if you >>> decide to mix small batches of chemistry from a 5 liter 6-step kit, >>> and a tupperware or Rubbermaid container to hold the stabilizer or >>> final rinse since that stuff shouldn't be used on plastic reels. >>> >>> I've been doing my own E-6 for about 4 years now with a CPE-2 and >>> now go to a lab only if I'm really at a loss for time. >>> >>> Roy >> Roy, >> Do you use the 3 step or the 6 step kit? If you've used both, is >> there still any noticeable advantage to the 6 step version? >> Rolfe > > -- > > Jim - http://www.hemenway.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html