----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr E D F Williams" Subject: Re: Fuji Reala Movie film
> By the way, I would fill the tank with water at 38C and pre-soak the film > for ten minutes before starting to process _if_ there is some kind of > chemical layer that might need removing, but to start with I'd just treat it > as any other C-41. Because one kind of film has some extra 'anti-halation' > layer it does not follow that another will. I've used 35mm movie film in > still cameras many times in the past without trouble. Some, Kodak release > positive (B&W) for example, has no anti-halation backing at all. ECNII process has a lamp black type coating on it which removes easily with isopropyl alcohol. The bleach in C-41 process is much too aggressive for the dyes in ECNII process film, but the bleach for EP-2 process is acceptable. I wouldn't presoak a colour film, since the development timing requires dry film at the start to get the dye layers to process to the correct density. Presoaking can cause cross curves. William Robb
