[Frameworks] E6 Processing

[Ken Paul Rosenthal]

I've hand processed well over 300 cartridges of EK super 8 film in my life, and believe that many of the artifacts that have been questioned can be attributed to a combination of 3 factors:  1) inadequate washing resulting in a particular chemical remaining on the film too long 2) chemistry not fully contacting the film due to layers being too compressed (in the spaghetti method) or not the film being would too quickly/slowly (with the Lomo tank), and 3) crossover of chemistry from one step into another.
Keep in the mind that E6 kits (both the 4 x 1-liter and 7 x 5-liter versions) the 're-exposure' step is done chemically. So irregularities as noted above can result in anomalies such as brown spots, unintended image reversals, and not fully processed areas of the film surface. Many of the questions in recent threads are addressed to some extent in an article I wrote many years ago. You can find it here:  http://www.kenpaulrosenthal.com/antidote.htm  
If anyone would like a copy of the processing chart, which includes how long to extend each step upon subsequent rolls, feel free to contact me and I'll send it to you.
Ken
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