Photo geekery not of general interest

[lapsedmodernist]

1. I got my fisheye wide angle lens, but I can't use it yet because the company failed to send a 55mm mount, which is what I need for my Rebel. Which I sort of don't even get, I mean the lens description said it fit a wide range of cameras, Nikon, Pentax, Minolta, the works, but it was marketed specifically for my Canon Rebel GII, and I have the standard lens on it. But whatever, I called customer support and they are supposedly sending a 55mm adapter ring, so hopefully it will arrive this week.

2. So I want to play with cross-processing, more specifically E6 in C41. (BUT also has anyone done C41 in E6? I know it's supposed to produce low-contrast images and sounds a little less exciting, but maybe I am thinking about this all wrong?). Has anyone done it? What film did you use? I've heard mixed things about Velvia. I've heard Kodak is good and Fuji is bad. I have also heard that you are supposed to

a) overexpose by two stops
b) underexpose by two stops
c) not do either

Anyone have any experience with that? I don't want to bracket every single shot I like.

If I shoot with tungsten film outdoors (at night or even during the day), will I get interesting colors?

Comments

[mysteryjesse.livejournal.com]

tungsten film outdoors wil look blue-tinted, if I am remembering correctly.

yours,
jesse

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

right, blue wherever the sun is, but I wonder what will happen in cross-processing, whether it will just intensify that effect, or come out as a different hue?

[mysteryjesse.livejournal.com]

that I don't know, I never did much cross-processing. I checked with my sis, who went to photo school, and she says:

http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/cis184/cis184.jhtml
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/tib/tib5200.shtml

Kodak Ektachrome films cross-process pretty well, as do Velvia and Provia. Tungsten-balanced films look pretty normal when crossed, with good skin tones, no color cast and enhanced color saturation. Every film type will look different and results may even vary with the same film in different labs or on different days.
Generally, cross-processing slide film will result in a very dense negative with extreme contrast (higher than most if not all E6 results) and color casts and bleeds. These effects depend on the film, some films get a blueish color cast, some a magenta, some a yellowish, or a combination. The grain is also exaggerated, which is mostly an issue in 35mm format.

Overexpose 1/2 stop and have the film developed normally in C-41 chemistry (tell your lab that you want to have the film cross-processed).

Sara Honig

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

Thank you, that is very helpful!