Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]IIRC, Montie, it was in several forums that Google led me to, for example https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/e4-film-and-hardening.114914/print <https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/e4-film-and-hardening.114914/print> and I think it was mentioned in a discussion of the caveats of processing old film on either or both of the Rocky Mountain and Film Rescue websites. There are also discussions in the Wiki entries for E-4, E-6, and Ektachrome. ?howard > On Jun 20, 2018, at 12:09, Montie via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > Howard, now you have my curiosity up, may I ask where you read this? > > Montie > >>> I?ve read that E-4 and E-6 processes are very different, and that E-4 >>> film will be ruined by E-6 processing. For one thing, E-4 film needs a >>> pre-hardening step that E-6 doesn?t employ, to keep the emulsion from >>> detaching from the film base. I think this might be the main obstruction >>> to home processing. > > It?s been surprisingly unfruitful to google this topic. > > ?howard > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information