Flic Film Chrome 100 - 35mm Film

I didn't experience the light leaks others have done. Same issues as you'd find with Ektachrome itself - the exposure latitude is limited, so choose your quarry [excuse the pun] carefully.

AW processed for me, but given how many DIY 'E6' kits claim to be optimised for scanning and give denser transparencies than true E6, I was surprised to find these were oddly a struggle to scan as they were quite dark, but projected really really well - given dipping a toe into projection was the real aim of the game rather than scanning (else I'd just use a far cheaper colour negative film, like any sane person), this was a pleasant surprise!

I loved the results from this. Everything was sharp, clear, punchy. Its a little blue in the midday sun so maybe (much like E100) try using an 812 filter or 81A.

I would love to give this film a better review, as in the end it does give a fairly aesthetic result. Thing is, despite it being just a re-spooled Ektachrome, for some reason it does not perform in the same way: while it looks well balanced in more diffused light conditions, when the sun is out and the light becomes sharper, it somehow forgets to record detail in the shadows; an issue that I don't recall ever happening with Ektachrome. On the positive, I did not get the light leaks that so many others seem to have experienced.

As re-spooled Ektachrome this film offers a slightly more affordable slice of E-6. The colours do tend towards the cool side in normal day light but it does take a cracking sunset. The only real downside, and I assume this is to do with the re-spooling, are light leaks - particularly at the beginning and end of the film. Next time I shoot E-6, if I'm feeling flush, I might try a 'pure' Ektachrome for comparison but that said I'd still happily shoot this film again.

The Film is pretty good for being £10 cheaper than Ektachrome! Most of my shots came out great but a few were prone to light leakages... Shot on my Canon A1 which has shot dozens of rolls of film without light leaks before. So expect that a few images may come out with undesirable leaks, this may be a result of this film being re-spooled.

Ektachrome itself it's a beautiful film. To pay£30+ for a roll, not to mention developing and framing the slides, it's either for rich or addicted people.
Flic came with the compromise which gives us, the mortals, the possibility of playing in the big league without selling both kidneys. However, the canister it's awful from many aspects ( no DX, difficult to load/unload, difficult to extract the film).The random light leaks are not a big issue for an amateur but will definitely cause problems for professional work.5-6 frames had a lighter band at one of the ends. I developed at home with satisfactory results. I would choose the original one if the price would be around £25. Otherwise I'll buy again Flic film and will continue to experiment.