E6, DIY, finally… | Shimmering Grains

E6, DIY, finally…

For more than six months ago I bought my first developing kit with E6 chemicals. For six months now, I have been thinking; do I dare? So much can go wrong…

Then at last, I thought that, what the heck, do it anyway! And I did, and I must say that there was nothing to be scared about.

A bit tricky to keep the water bath at 38*C, but otherwise it was as easy as developing C41.

And here are some of my first results, from this summer, and I think the colours are great. The film is Kodak Ektachrome 100VS.

If you hesitate to try yourself, well, don’t! Go for it!

Enjoy! 🙂

Hasselblad 503 CX Kodak Ektachrome 100VS Tetenal Colortech E6 kit

Hasselblad 503 CX
Kodak Ektachrome 100VS
Tetenal Colortech E6 kit

Hasselblad 503 CX Double exposure Kodak Ektachrome 100VS Tetenal Colortech E6 kit

Hasselblad 503 CX
Double exposure
Kodak Ektachrome 100VS
Tetenal Colortech E6 kit

Hasselblad 503 CX Kodak Ektachrome 100VS Tetenal Colortech E6 kit

Hasselblad 503 CX
Kodak Ektachrome 100VS
Tetenal Colortech E6 kit

Tags: 120film, analog photography, analogue photography, art, film photography, Hasselblad 503CX, Kodak, Kodak Ektachrome 100VS, Medium Format photography, nature, photography, Sweden, Tetenal Colortech

17 thoughts on “E6, DIY, finally…”

jesús joglar on November 19, 2013 at 16:58 said:

Fantastic!!!
Great colors, Marie!!!!!!

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- Marie on November 19, 2013 at 19:30 said:
  
  Thanks a lot Jesus!
  
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tsuyopinn on November 19, 2013 at 17:12 said:

so beautiful place

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- Marie on November 19, 2013 at 19:27 said:
  
  Thank you!
  
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  - tsuyopinn on November 20, 2013 at 03:00 said:
    
    You’re welcome☆
    
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K C Eames on November 19, 2013 at 17:52 said:

Good job with the process. Just hold to the mantra of time, temperature and agitation. E-6 is a very beautiful medium and you have used nicely.

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- Marie on November 19, 2013 at 19:34 said:
  
  Thank you very much! 🙂
  I have a couple of exposed Velvia 50, both 4×5 and 120 in my fridge, they will be the next to process.
  
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lautal on November 21, 2013 at 00:55 said:

Congratulations! Your first pictures are beautiful.

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- Marie on November 22, 2013 at 23:26 said:
  
  Thank you! 🙂
  
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graziella on November 22, 2013 at 07:16 said:

Congrats on your first E6 developed roll. These are nice!!!

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- Marie on November 22, 2013 at 23:27 said:
  
  Thanks a lot Grazie!
  
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smilingtoad on November 23, 2013 at 15:03 said:

Stunning images indeed! Well done, so glad you gathered up the courage and went for it (I would LOVE to try this one day, too)- results are so crisp and clear, with such dazzling, scrumptious colour indeed. Beautiful images! Many cheers to you,

Autumn Jade

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- Marie on November 23, 2013 at 22:30 said:
  
  Thank you very much!
  
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jdtphotography.co.uk on November 26, 2013 at 20:12 said:

Absolutely fantastic depth in the colours Marie, and the double exposure really stands out for me. Hope you have a great week.

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- Marie on November 26, 2013 at 20:17 said:
  
  Thank you very much James!
  We have cold and crisp and actually sunny weather here, and, yes, it is a good week.
  Hope yours is great too!
  
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streetpixels on December 2, 2013 at 18:27 said:

You were so right to give it a try 🙂

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- Marie on December 3, 2013 at 12:57 said:
  
  Thank you! It was easier than I thought it would be, so I will definitely do it again. Much cheaper and faster to do it yourself… 😉
  
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