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....
 
Jakska, mine is the same box as that but without the code underneath the writing.
 
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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