I just got back 6 rolls of slides I sent to York Photo for processing. Four of the six rolls were messed up in the same way. All the slides had a strong blue cast with lots of red or magenta flecks. I've seen this once before. When I was developing my own slides at the kitchen sink with Kodak E6 kits, one batch of two rolls turned out the same way. I scanned one of the slides and put it on my AOL web page: http://members.aol.com/awrobinson/DevProb/devprob.htm. Can anyone here tell me what would cause this particular distortion in devleoping the slides?
With the slides I developed, the only thing I could think of that I did wrong was start the devleoping process with the bath water too hot. On the other hand, I never doubt my ability to screw something up. And as satisfying as it would be to blame it on York, There are plenty of other factors involved. These slides have been sitting in a drawer in my refrigerator for years. Originally I had intended to develop them my self, but never got around it. Also, I use to try to save money by buying expired film at camera swap meets. However, two of the four rolls came out just fine. So I'm hoping someone can tell me what would cause this particular effect so I can zero in on the cause. Thanks! Andrew Robinson
