I looked up the cost of the chemicals and found a 2.5 litre Tetenal Colortec E6 kit that develops 30 rolls. Kodak EKTACHROME 100SW, expired 1997 – Rolleicord Fuji Provia 100F – Canon F1N + 28mm f/2.8 How was I going to process all this film? Should I send it to a lab or do I take the step forward and develop it myself?Ĭonsidering the cost of sending the film to a lab, and that local turnaround times are 1-2 weeks, the answer was relatively easy I should develop the film myself. It’s worth mentioning that all of the slide films are expired, however they have all been freezer stored, which means I can continue to shoot them all at their native ISOs and still get great results, to the point that they look fresh when developed.PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS Of course, I said yes and I added 35mm slide film to the mix! Some time later two more friends asked me if I wanted even more film. There was so much film that it took up a whole section of my freezer! Fuji Provia 400X, expired 1998 – Rolleicordįuji Sensia 400, expired 1996 – CanonF1N + 35mm f2.8Īfter covering costs I found myself in possession of an 8kg package containing over 200 rolls of EKTACHROME 120 and 220 film. He wanted to empty his freezer and (luckily for me), didn’t have any need for the film. In late 2016 this all changed thanks to a friend who contacted about some expired Kodak EKTACHROME slide film he had collected.
My adventure with slide film started with me shooting a roll or two now and then, I was somewhat interested in slide film but the longer lab development time and the cost of the film scared me away, so I concentrated on black and white film instead.
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