Re: [APML] Bad E6 processing

["Chris & Jennifer Cook" <ccjd@ix.netcom.com>]

The emerald green color starts at the beginning of the roll after the clear
yellowish part, lasts around 5 frames, skips 4-6 frames, ruins another 2
frames, then the rest of the roll is fine.  Roll is 36exp.

Chris

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-----Original Message-----
From: Sean Walker <swalker@SkyandTelescope.com>
To: astro-photo@seds.org <astro-photo@seds.org>
Date: Saturday, October 05, 2002 7:02 PM
Subject: RE: [APML] Bad E6 processing


>I used to do E-6 and C-41 processing at a quickie photo store in Cambridge.
>what would happen is occasionally at the end of the day, someone manually
>loads a card with slide film into the processor, and forgets to check if a
>card is already in the machine, it usually flashes (but not completely
>obliterates) between 4 and 10 frames on the roll that was in the machine.
>the reason it doesn't kill it all is because some of the film was already
>curled down into the first bath, and some of it was still in the film
>canister. the part that was yellowish was just entering the bath. does it
>look like a sharp/sudden difference on the end that seems to be unaffected?
>that would be the clincher of my theory. mailed in film to Kodak uses the
>roller machines.
>
>Sean Walker
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-astro-photo@seds.org [mailto:owner-astro-photo@seds.org]On
>Behalf Of Chris & Jennifer Cook
>Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 5:34 PM
>To: astro-photo@seds.org
>Subject: Re: [APML] Bad E6 processing
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>
>With what?
>Another thing I noticed is that frames 1 and 2 are clear with some
>yellowish/orange color covering half the frames
>
>Chris
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Sean Walker <swalker@SkyandTelescope.com>
>To: astro-photo@seds.org <astro-photo@seds.org>
>Date: Saturday, October 05, 2002 1:52 PM
>Subject: RE: [APML] Bad E6 processing
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>>possibly the film was flashed during the process, Chris.
>>
>>Sean Walker
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-astro-photo@seds.org [mailto:owner-astro-photo@seds.org]On
>>Behalf Of Chris & Jennifer Cook
>>Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 1:39 PM
>>To: astro-photo@seds.org
>>Subject: [APML] Bad E6 processing
>>
>>
>>Got a question for you guys who know a lot about the actual E6 process.  I
>>sent in a roll of Provia 400F into Kodak for developing with a +1 push.
>>I've not had a problem with them so far until now.  The problem is that
>>parts of the roll are a emerald green, exposed frames and unexposed
>>parts(sprocket holes etc...).  Obviously this is poor developing but what
>>caused it go bright green?  Cross contaminated chemicals?
>>Luckily, I only lost one set of shots of Gamma Cygni, NGC 281 looks ok and
>>so do the aurora and some star trail images.
>>
>>Living out here in the sticks, Kodak is really the only alternative for
E6.
>>However, there is a pro lab in Boston that I might try next time.
>>
>>Chris
>>
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>>Chris Cook
>>Astronomical Photography
>>www.abmedia.com/astro
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