Yep. I should have written 'my first Ektachrome' -- and yes I took the reel outside into the bright sun for the reversal exposure. I've just looked at that file and the image is actually not too bad. The slide has faded a bit, of course, and is not as bright as it was. I remember it being much greener and that seems to have corrected itself to some extent. The picture is not too bad.
Anyway the image is here: http://kotisivu.mtv3.fi/edfw/dam02s.jpg I've made it small since a lot of folk have complained about downloading time. The slide is so old I was surprised to find an image at all. It turned up in the bottom of a box that had not been opened for decades and I brought it back here (from the Matopos, near Bulawayo) in 1989. There were a couple of others as well. I can't be sure they were from the same film although they certainly were all processed in a lousy Johnson tank standing in a basin of warm water. Don _______________ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery See New Pages 'The Cement Company from HELL!' Updated: August 15, 2003 "Oh my God! They've killed Teddy!" ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 11:08 PM Subject: Re: Color Film processing at home > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dr E D F Williams" > Subject: Re: Color Film processing at home > > > > I processed my first E6 in Rhodesia in 1957 and I stood the black plastic > > Johnson tank in a basin of water into which I kept pouring more hot water > to > > keep it at the right temperature. It turned out very slightly green, but I > > scanned one of those slides recently and it looks okay. It's a view of the > > first big dam I ever built -- under construction --taken with a Retina A, > > the second 35 mm camera I ever owned. I'll post it soon and let you all > know > > when. For the reversal exposure I took the reel outside into the bright > > African sun. The dam is still there and running over with priceless water > > right now I've been informed today. > > > > That would have been a much earlier process than E-6. I don't think it came > along until the late 70s or so. > Did that process use chemical reversal or re-exposure and development? > > William Robb >
