Cross process Kodachrome as B&W

[sillyconguru]

I have searched the forum but I didn't really find what I was looking for :-(


I want to try developing Kodachrome in B&W chemicals and printing onto colour paper (it'll look similar to a cyanotype?), just for the craic really. However, I haven't exactly found step by step instructions on how to do this. I quite regularly process B&W film so this is no problem, but I haven't been able to find information on the exact process.

I've read that the anti-halation layer needs to be removed (pre-soak?) and that a residual coating needs to be removed after processing. Is this correct? Doesn't the residual coating give an unusual texture to the print if it's left on? I would probably use ID-11 but would use another developer if it is better suited (although, image quality isn't too important).

Any help would be appreciated.

[Photo Engineer]

No residual coating must be removed from the film after processing.

The anti-halation layer is removed by wiping the back of the film with a sponge soaked in sodium carbonate solution. Then rinse the back with a damp sponge.

Just process as B&W and you will get a yellow B&W negative.

PE

[sillyconguru]

Thanks. Have you got any advice about development times, or is it good enough to process as Plus-X rated at 64 ISO?

[Photo Engineer]

Sorry, I have no idea what development time to use. I've never tried it.

Someone else may have that information. You might try a small piece of the leader and see how long it takes to develop to dmax. That would give you an estimate.

PE

[sillyconguru]

You might try a small piece of the leader and see how long it takes to develop to dmax. That would give you an estimate.

PE

That's a good idea, thanks.

[IloveTLRs]

Hi, sorry to bump this thread, but my question is related.

I believe I have maybe 10 rolls of Kodachrome 64 in storage, but I won't be able to get to them until around February or March 2011. Am I to understand that Kodachrome can be developed in regular D-76? What kind of results would I get from just standard processing?

[Removed Account2]

Caffenol to the rescue!

Search out the caffenol blog at Blogspot.com, and read all of it.

Kodachrome comes out kinda weak and grainy, but there definitely is a B&W negative.

I have a partially exposed roll sitting here, from an old camera bought on Ebay, but I really look forward to allk the durn cheap KC thats gonna be dumped on the market in about a months time!

AH, times and stuff:

Caffenol C-M :

Water to 1000ml
Washing soda (Na2CO3) 54 gram
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C POWDER) 16 gram
Instant coffee (brazero or pure black) 40 gram

Mix in the order given and let bubbles stop between Vit C and coffe, let stand for 15 minutes.

Develop at 15 minutes at 20 centigrade.

But read the blog, there is a better explanation!

http://caffenol.blogspot.com/

[IloveTLRs]

Really? 15 minutes in Caffenol and that's it?

Thank you

[jnanian]

i have crossed processed other chrome films, but not kodachrome ..
and i also used a strong brew of caffenol. it was about 3x the strength of
the conventional caffenol recipe ( around 8 tbs robusta-heavy /cheap instant coffee, around2 tbs washing soda, and around2tbs powdered vit c )
i don't have any convention about how i mix them, usually it is coffee first, then washing soda then vit c ...
i also add some print developer, i use ansco 130
( it has glycin, potas bromide, carbonate, metol+hq as well )
it is like dektol kinda-sorta but with glycin if you have dektol or a similar developer whatever else you have might work as well
... i add it in around 1:10 - 1:12ish
it doesn't sit for long, just as long as it takes to pre-wet my film.
the film is stand developed for about 25mins
i water bath/pre wet tap bubbles off the film, first then after 2 mins
add the instant coffee mixture.
i tap the bubbles out and that is the only agitation i do.
water bath, then fix ...

i say " around " for my measurements because i eyeball measure my ingredients

i've never shot kodachrome or cross-processed anything but straight e6 / c41 ..
so i don't know if it will develop the same way ... but a strong brew and stand develop always works for me ...

please be advised the uploads are part of a hybrid thing ..
... i removed the hue that plagues cross processed slide film.

YMMV


good luck !
john

[IloveTLRs]

I have dug up 8 rolls of Kodachrome 64. They've been in the freezer since I bought them 3 years ago.

I'd like to shoot it as B&W, what ISO would folks here recommend? 64? 50?