[Frameworks] [Labos] E6 : tetenal or cinestill ?

[Super8 Reversal Lab]

Hi Esther,

The only option I can think of is that you ask Bellini Italy to sell you only the first developer. Bellini makes E6 kits. You cannot purchase directly from Bellini but should contact the reseller in France.
https://labo-argentique.com/fr/18-chimie-noir-et-blanc/s-4/marque_2-bellini_foto
Talk to them, maybe they want to assist you.

The first colour reversal developer of Cinestill is not the same as the one in an E6 kit, if you look at their info, it is clearly a ‘alternative’ developer and they will not tell you what it is made from. The Cinestill chemistry is to reach a certain ‘effect’. You want a plain first developer. But then again it is worth a try with a test-strip.

Changing the E6 from Tetenal to Bellini or Cinestill does not solve your problem if you keep on using more first developer than the color and bleach.

Frank
Den Haag



Van: Frameworks <frameworks-bounces at film-gallery.org> namens Esther Laurent-Baroux <estherlaurent-baroux at hotmail.fr>
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Datum: donderdag 24 maart 2022 om 14:28
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Onderwerp: [Frameworks] [Labos] E6 : tetenal or cinestill ?

Hi,

I am a member of Etna in Montreuil.

We have a problem concerning the stocks of Tetenal chemistries to develop E6. As the 1st developer is always consumed faster than the others, each time we have to buy a kit to have a new bottle of 1st developer, and we therefore end up with large stocks of kits opened but not consumed.

To remedy this, one option would be to use the E6 chemistries produced by Cinestill (https://www.freestylephoto.biz/800353-Cinestill-D9-DynamicChrome-1st-Bath-E6-Developer-for-CS6-3-Bath).

We wonder if we could use Cinestill chemistry for the first bath, and Tetenal chemistry for the other baths. Or, ditch the Tetenal kits and do the whole process with Cinestill.

Have any of you ever used Cinestill chemistries and could give us your opinion? What do you think of mixing the 2 chemicals?

all the best,
Esther.


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