I finally got some film cross-processed. It took me a couple of weeks to get through a couple of rolls of Fujifilm Provia 100F and Kodak Elite Chrome 100, but I did it. Both rolls went through my Olympus XA2, and both were developed at Redmond Camera (developing and 6 MP scans for only $10 + tax). The Provia shots all came out way underexposed, because I forgot to push the film an extra two stops. However, I did not make the same mistake with the Elite Chrome 100.
In general, I’m satisfied with the shots I got. I need to pick better colors and lighting to shoot for punchier contrast and colors, but this first round is pretty good considering I’ve never cross-processed for real before. I’m also learning what I can and cannot do with my XA2 in terms of framing and focusing distance. Just need to develop a better feel for the camera.
Now that we’re well into fall here in the Pacific Northwest, the rain is starting to become more of a daily thing again. My D70 probably won’t be seeing as much action as it did this summer, because, well, I don’t feel like drenching a $1000 camera and a $400 lens. I’m considering getting a small compact digital camera to carry around with me (I sent my tiny Canon SD10 to Mei, since her old camera died), but I haven’t been too thrilled with the current crop of compact digicams, and I don’t feel like dropping another $400 on electronics just yet. I think I’ll stick with my XA2 and a few rolls of film for now. It’s not as cost-effective as a digital camera, but at least the cost of development is spread out over time.
Anyway, you can see the results of my first foray into real-life honest-to-goodness film cross-processing in my Flickr photostream (You can ignore the 3 square photos of Sheena on the page; I shot and posted those the same day I got my film back).
| cross processing | film | fujifilm provia 100f | kodak elite chrome 100 | olympus xa2 | photography | redmond camera 
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