Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/18

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Subject: [Leica] What is cross-processing?
From: "Emanuel Lowi" <mano@proxyma.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 16:07:51 -0400

Cross processing is the "creative" practice of developing one film type in chemistry
designed for another. Most common is the processing of E6 slide film in C-41 negative
chemicals, with resulting negatives (not slides) exhibiting extra-high contrast,
increased grain and unnatural looking colours. Some fashion shooters like the effect
- - it is certainly surreal - but I'd suggest experimenting first with rolls of images
that aren't that important to you.

A Montreal lab once mistakenly cross-processed some film I shot overseas. The photos
(ethnographic documentary) were useless for my purposes.  Cost them a bundle to make
me happy.

Emanuel Lowi
Montreal  
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