35mm Cross Processing?

Question

Ok, i've just bought a Vivtar ultra wide and slim camera after reading about how it produces lomo/holga type images on 35mm film. Now i keep reading everywhere that i need to ask for the film to be cross processed in order to get the desired effect I am looking for. I've read about E6, C41, slide negative etc processing which means nothing to me. I've been into some of the local labs and asked if they can xpro the film. Most have said they cant but some have said they can do it, depending on what kind of film it is - they can do it from slide to negative but not the other way around.

Now they might as well be speaking chinese to me. I've been using digital for my photos and dont know anything about using film. I havnt got a clue what kind of film i am using - it is just the cheapest iso400 35mm film that Tesco sold me.

Can anyone explain to me what kind of film I will probably be using and also tell me what i should be asking for when i go to get the film processed?

ok, ive found out the film is C41 Negative - is there a way of cross processing this to get the results i want?

Answer 1

Cross processing could be any film processed in a different chemistry than the one it is designed for, but usually refers to having slide E6 film processed in negative C41 chemistry. The colors and contrast will be unusual, which is why you'd do it for the artistic effect. Some labs refuse to do it, but in reality it would take many rolls processed to jack the chemistry. In my lab, I occasionally have a request for X-process which we will do
if it's not many rolls. Many 1-hour minilabs will refuse though.

Answer 2

Cross processing C41 negative film as slide film(E6 process) won't really give you very much of an effect.

What you end up with is a very low-contrast positive image which is buried under a heavy orange mask. Yes, the colors will be off, but overall everything (or at least everything you can see) will look really bad. Besides that, most labs won't even cross process C41 film since it really fouls up E6 chemistry.

The look you're probably after is achieved by shooting E6 slide film and having it processed as normal C41 color negative film. Most labs will do this as long as you don't bring them a whole bunch of rolls at a time.

Cross processed slide film, when printed, will have a huge amount of contrast with really wild colors. I recall on one occasion taking a picture of a building (in mid-day sun) and it looked like there was snow on the ground and on the roof because the film had completely washed out in those(not abnormally bright) areas.

One thing you do need to know, though, is that cross processed slide film won't have the orange mask of normal color negative film. Most labs will print color negative film with a lot of cyan light in order for the colors to come out correctly. If, however, they do this with cross processed film, you will end up with a heavy, ugly blue cast over everything. Be sure the lab is aware of this before printing.

Answer 3

Cross processing an E-6 slide film in C-41 process chemicals will turn it into negative film and is said to produce a very artistic quality image with almost dreamlike colors. This process is best used with a wide range of colors within the original composition. There is a process known as dr5 that can turn any black and white negative film and process them into slides with higher resolution and exposure latitudes than the original film was designed for. The result is AWESOME, if you like to shoot black and white film. I highly recommend it. There is only one place that does that kind of processing, they're located in Colorado and though you may think the prices are high, they are really comperable when compared to other 'send off' film processors. It works for me because I love slides, but could never shoot black and white slides unless I paid $15 a roll for agfa scala ASA200, which they don't make anymore and can only be processed by only a couple of labs in the country (dr5 does scala as well, cheaper). The cost is just too much to use one type of film, so I found out about dr5 and now I can have slides with virtually every black and white film (non C-41) they make. It's not for everyone, but it's worth checking out if you shoot film and are interested in B&W at all. IMHO, slides are the best way to shoot B&W. Check out the site, particularly the film review section. I hope this can help.

Answer 4

I can don't forget a few years again now whilst I used each color and slide movie, I used Barfen slide movie considering it might be processed at both one hundred or two hundred ASA ranking. I used to be informed approximately Barfen print movie and made up our minds to check out a few. I took it to the store in which I acquired my printing performed and harassed that it used to be a Print movie. When it got here again it were proccesed as slides, regardless of the truth that that they had marked it it seems that at the packet. When my shopkeeper despatched in a criticism he used to be informed 'Barfen best make slide movie' They have been informed very speedily to hold updated. It implies that you'll get it performed in nearly any processors supplying you insist at the pass-processing. - - - And frequently even supposing you do not.

Answer 5

PROCESSING CODE WILL BE WRITTEN ON THE FILM CARTRIDGE .

ISO 400 IS JUST A NORMAL FILM WITH C41 PROCESSING TYPE.