FujiSigmaNolta
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Reged: 21/06/2005
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Hi all,
Once again, the Jessops kit does it. I processed two E6 films in the tank and nothing more than brown muck came out and this from unopened kit. My impression is that the developer(s) was either exhausted or oxidised. I have done everything to the letter, all temperatures were correct (+-0.5 degree) and controlled still I got cr@p out of the film.
Can anyone point me to a good supplier?
Thanks.
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Luis
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Mojo_66
Rain Kat
Reged: 25/05/2006
Posts: 3416
Loc: Lancs
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Try these Secondhanddarkroom. Never used them myself but they seem to have a good range.
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John_K
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Reged: 03/09/2006
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Loc: North Yorks
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Two other suppliers I use are Nova darkroom (www.novadarkroom.co.uk)
and First Call Photographic in Somerset I think. Both do E6 kits and C41/Ra4 Kits
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FujiSigmaNolta
I can pan!
Reged: 21/06/2005
Posts: 1536
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Thanks guys. You can imagine the frustration at having hours of work, ruined by bad chemistry.
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Luis
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kubrick
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Reged: 04/10/2006
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i use Secondhand Darkroom, only for b+w chems tho' - they're quick and carry a huge range, would recommend.
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John_K
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Ref my original answer. First Call have Tetenal 1 ltr E6 kits (complete) for About £20 plus post.
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Mojo_66
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Reged: 25/05/2006
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Loc: Lancs
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Is it particularly difficult to process E6 compared to B&W?
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Benchista
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No, not with modern kits - just that temperature is critical, and times are longer. It's very boring!
Now with the old kits where you had to do a reversal exposure part way through.... 
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Mojo_66
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Reged: 25/05/2006
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It was the reversal exposure I was worried about, so you don't need to do that now? I don't mind boring, I can always read while I wait! The amount of money I spend on E6 processing moves me almost to tears, and I often have several building up in the fridge before I send them away which isn't ideal. Developing my own seems quite tempting.
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Benchista
Wich Tyler
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No, modern kits are 3 bath - 1st dev, colour dev and bleach/fix. By "modern", I really mean anything apart from the very cheapest kits for the last 25 years! 
Needs to be done in batches, though, to be remotely cost effective.
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Nick
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Mojo_66
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Cheers Nick, batches aren't a problem!
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John_K
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Quote:
Is it particularly difficult to process E6 compared to B&W?
Dead easy and as others have said - boring! Too mechanical a process for me to get wedded to it but the only thing to watch is the temp and timing of the 1st developer the revesal bath and bleach are not so critical but should be as close to the recommended settings as possible.
Be very careful with cleanliness. Any contamination with the 1st developer and you get very odd colour casts.
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Benchmark
Is it safe?
Reged: 12/07/2005
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Loc: Sedgefield, Co Durham
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Quote:
Hi all,
Once again, the Jessops kit does it. I processed two E6 films in the tank and nothing more than brown muck came out and this from unopened kit. My impression is that the developer(s) was either exhausted or oxidised. I have done everything to the letter, all temperatures were correct (+-0.5 degree) and controlled still I got [Email]cr@p[/Email] out of the film.
Can anyone point me to a good supplier?
Thanks.
I had problems with Jessies kits two or three years ago, and suspect they were well out of date then........
I very much doubt that they would have bought any more stock since. 
I now use the Tetenal 5 litre kits for both E6 and C41, and find them excellent. E6 can be a tad boring, but if you are processing three or four films at a time it is well worthwhile.
Try Morco for supplies of Tetenal chemistry ( www.morco.uk.com ).
However, 5 litres of chemistry processes a lot of films, so I have bought a supply of bottles, and decant my developers at first opening to help keep them fresh. (See the thread about Ilford bottles).
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FujiSigmaNolta
I can pan!
Reged: 21/06/2005
Posts: 1536
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Once again, thanks for your tips, I have ordered some stuff from Tetenal.
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Luis
My Flickr mess
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yourhavinalarff
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Reged: 28/09/2007
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E6 film is quite a difficult film to process properly, so really the best thing to do, obviously, is take it to a lab. Same goes for C41, but b/w is a different kettle of fish.
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Benchista
Wich Tyler
Reged: 11/08/2000
Posts: 38302
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Blimey! Your username really IS well chosen! E6 is incredibly simple (if boring), just as long as the kit is OK. The Jessops one is, well, questionable in my experience. C41 is even easier. Printing is a different matter, though.
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Nick
www.nbrphoto.com
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