Kodak IE - A couple of questions

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Hi, I have managed to get hold of a roll of Kodak IE film. It expired in 1998, it has been kept frozen since before then. The film needs the E-4 process (correct me if I am wrong)

A couple of questions:

1. What effects can I produce using different coloured filters?

2. As the film has expired, should I do anything different during exposure?

Thanks in advanced,
Fred.
 
E4 process is long gone, E6 should suffice though. If the film is anything like EIR then it's a yellow filter that's the norm, creating red foliage, and an otherwise cross processed sort of look.
 
I know I can get the E-4 process done at processc22.co.uk but it is expensive. If E-6 will produce the same outcome then I will do that as it will save me a lot of money.

If I use different filters will the colours be different?
 
No idea, I've never even heard of this film, EIR is all I know about, and precious little that is too!
 
I haven't heard a lot about it. From what I do know it is very similar to HIE but using the E-4 process. The film was discontinued in 1998.
 
Hang on I think I'm confusing E5 with AR5...

HIE is black and white so it's nothing like that! Of course you can process this in B&W and get a B&W negative but it'll unlikely look like HIE I'd have thought.
 
Yep I was. E4 needs hardening bfore processing, but after that can be E6'd. How you harden it though I have no idea.

I've also seen it processed in C41, but without exact details on how again.
 
What does your box look like? I've got a bunch of the stuff in my freezer and haven't shot any yet, but I can't seem to find anyone with the same box design!

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is a bad photo of my rolls, the boxes are a bit smashed up from being pulled apart when frozen etc...

But yeah, you'll need a SOLID yellow or orange film, one that doesn't let in any blue light at all, otherwise the false colour effect won't work. There is a group on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/groups/colorinfrared/) which has most of the basic information on, but to answer your main questions, I personally wouldn't bother messing with different filters (other than maybe yellow and/or orange to see which is better) and you should be ok exposing at around 400, but I'd say bracket just in case :)
 
Its false-colour IR film, Kodak continued manufacturing the E-4 chemicals up until 1997 just for Kodak IE film due to a legal commitment. They do however provide instructions for mixing your own chemicals if needed:

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...v6jwBQ&usg=AFQjCNFBFKzu0UThvoFaFl6npOxyHNSKkA

It'll be similar to Kodak EIR which was essentially an E-6 version of IE, use a yellow or orange filter and expose at 400. If you want easy C-41 processing then just get it cross-processed (I recommend using 'The Darkroom' as crossprocessing is free with them) and be careful with contrasty situations. Should give interesting results....
 
Thanks, I will probably use a yellow filter as this seems to be the mode commonly used for colour ir film.
 
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