4x10 E-6 procesing

[luis a de santos]

Any recomendations for a good lab that may be willing to process 4x10 E-6?

I have called Praus and other labs and they are not willing to do it.

Thanks Luis

[Ben Syverson]

I bet the lab I use would do it... It's called Precision Imaging

[jetcode]

New Lab is S.F. will do the work too however they charge for processing an 8x10 image since a 4x10 occupies the same space in their dip and dunk system.

http://www.newlab.com/

[Bruce Watson]

Any recomendations for a good lab that may be willing to process 4x10 E-6?

I have called Praus and other labs and they are not willing to do it.

Thanks Luis

J. W. Photo Labs says they will process 4x10 E6 and C-41 as well.

[Daniel_Buck]

if you're in the Los Angeles area, A&I can do it :-)

[al olson]

Southern Lights in Durango, CO, can do it. They have a dip 'n' dunk E-6 system that will go up to 8x10. Contact Ralph Shearer at 970 385-6920.

[Brian Vuillemenot]

I looked into this extensively a few years ago after getting a 4X10 camera and couldn't find a workable solution. All the labs I used that had dip and dunk processing for 4X10 would charge me the same price as for an 8X10. For this reason, and because I only have one functional film holder, I do all my 4X10 work now with an 8X10 camera and cut darkslide. I might recommend getting a Jobo and doing it yourself if you're serious about 4X10 E-6 processing.

If you find a lab that will do it for less than for an 8X10, please let me know. Good luck!

[luis a de santos]

All the labs given above by other responders did not want to do it, or said it was impossible or could try , may be, perhaps but it will cost more than 8x10 that makes no sense.

When you use 8x10 with the half slide any problem with fog or light leak?

Thanks Luis

[Brian Vuillemenot]

All the labs given above by other responders did not want to do it, or said it was impossible or could try , may be, perhaps but it will cost more than 8x10 that makes no sense.

When you use 8x10 with the half slide any problem with fog or light leak?

Thanks Luis

Sorry to hear Luis- that was exactly my experience when I looked into it a few years ago. The cut darkslide on 8X10 works quite well for doing 4X10 photography, except with the downside of having to drag around an 8X10 to do it. There are no problems with light leaks. Quite a few threads on this forum, as well as published articles, have been devoted to the topic of using the half darkslide approach, so do a search and you'll find plenty of info.

I have a 4X10 camera that sits idle in my closet because it makes far more practical and economic sense to use the 8X10 to make 4X10s. For black and white, it would be different, since film can be processed easily at home. When I get the time, I will have to get a Jobo and do my own E6 processing so I can use the 4X10 camera.

[Daniel_Buck]

I do 4x10's on 8x10 sheets with a cut dark slide (B&W), it seems to work pretty good! Sometimes, depending on how much front rise you have, you'll get slightly more or slightly less space inbetween both of the 4x10's, but it's only a few mm difference at the most, from what I've seen.

So far I've just been visually composing with out actually blocking out 1/2 of the ground glass, but I think I'm going to start covering up 1/2 of the glass with something, as I seem to be doing more 4x10 compositions. Maybe I'll rig up some velcro system so that I can cover up either the top 1/2, or the bottom 1/2