Digital BW, The Print

David - I make slides of my Ultrachrome prints all the time.  I typically
use a copy stand with 3200K quartz lamps, polarizing filters on the lights
and camera lens, and the Fuji ISO 64 tungsten-balanced film (RTP).  I used
to use the Kodak, but found for some critical purposes that the Fuji was a
bit more accurate in its color.  The Fuji can tend to run a tiny bit magenta
or red from my lab, which has very good E6 processing, but should never be
as off as you describe.  I agree that you shouldn't be dimming the lamps;
this will indeed make their color temperature much warmer.  But that would
cause a yellowish cast to the images.

I think that you most likely are a victim of bad processing.  Is the film
within its expiration date?  Has it been kept refrigerated, etc.??


Stephen Petegorsky
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