[Leica] Developing E-4 Ektachrome at home

[Montie]

Thanks, I'll read on, but I don't see a problem with introducing a separate hardening step
if that's the case.

Montie

>>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