E-6 (slide) film development & processing

Description

Currently E-6 development is only by request! Send me a mail if you want to have some developed.

Development and processing for a single roll of E-6 slide film (such as Ektachrome or Provia/Velvia). Note that the volume of slide is very low and the cost of chemistry is very high, so your roll will be batched with others, meaning it can take up to a month to be processed!

I can develop 35mm/135, disposables, 120, 220, 620, 126, 127, 110 and 16mm short-ends, up to a maximum length of 150cm per film type. The price is the same for each film type.

TL;DR: Default scans are delivered as 8-bit (F135) or 16-bit (Coolscan) TIFF: standard size is 2000dpi/3000×2000/6MP (1600dpi/22MP for 6×9), hi-res is 4000dpi/6000×4000/24MP (3200dpi/86MP for 6×9), inverted using Kodak, Nikon or Minolta algorithms depending on the scanner. Pakon scans are not very pretty for E-6, so I’d always recommend Coolscan for slide films.
For Pakon scans, I can export 16-bit TIFFs as well, but these will be flat and will need grading. Add a note if you want those.

Development

• I develop your films by hand using a dead-accurate Jobo CPP-2 rotation machine to ensure the best results for every processing run.
• Pushing or pulling film in development costs €2,50 per roll, no matter how many stops, as I need to process these separately from other films.
  • If you send in 8 films (a full processor load) and you want them all developed for the same amount of time there is no extra cost: select “None”, and add a note to your order with the amount of stops.
• If you have special requests please send me a mail first via the contact form so we can work out the details.
• I do develop souped film but you’ll have to let me know before ordering that you have a souped can. I’ll charge a bit extra as I need to run your film through my processor separately from the rest to prevent damaging other customer’s films.

Scanning

• I only scan still films, short-ends are not possible.
• Sending 220 film in for scanning will have an additional €5 fee added to your order.
• Keep in mind that the higher the DPI, the more visible the grain! The Coolscan accentuates grain quite a bit, the Pakon is softer.

35mm (Pakon or Coolscan)

• Standard scans are 2000dpi (6MP, 3000×2000) from a Pakon F-135+.
  • X-Pan resolution is 6000×2000.
  • More than good enough for sharing online or printing up to 20x25cm without quality loss.
  • 8-bit TIFFs by default. If you want 16-bit raw ungraded TIFFs instead, add a note.
• High-res scans are 4000dpi (24MP, 6000×4000) from a Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 ED.
  • These take a lot of time to do so they’re pricy, but you can easily print up to 40x50cm from most exposures. And your pics will be higher resolution than most Frontier SP-3000 scans!
  • Your files will be delivered as 16-bit TIFFs, inverted with Nikon color profiles.
  • High-res XPan scans are done using the same Minolta used for medium format in 3200dpi, leading to a 30MP 9600×3200 scan.

110/120/220 (Minolta Dimage Scan Multi PRO)

• Standard scans are 1600dpi (22MP, 5650×3750 for 6×9) 16-bit TIFFs.
• High-res scans are 3200dpi (86MP, 11300×7550 for 6×9) 16-bit TIFFs.

Processing

• 35mm negatives are cut into strips of 6 (120 negatives depend on the negative size) and stored in transparent minilab sleeving by default. 35mm can additionally be stored in a ring binder perforated ADOX Adofile sleeve for €0,50 extra.
• I can also leave your roll uncut (add a note to your order), but make sure to add the plastic canisters (without caps) to your shipment as I will roll your negatives  into a piece of paper which I ship in a canister.

Notes

• Please add a note with your order number to your parcel.
• If you’re shipping films with plastic canisters as a mailbox parcel, make sure to leave the cap off, otherwise they won’t fit through the mail slot!
• If you’re in need of cheap Ektachrome, check out Analog Amsterdam!