Nikon FM2N x Cross Process

I've only owned one DSLR in my life (so far) but plenty of manual cameras. One of my favourite is Nikon FM2N. It is rather easy to use with plenty of control and it has given me good results. It works best with black and white film in my opinion. Or at least the best results I've gotten have been from black and white film. Previously I cross processed most of my slides when using lo-fi cameras. My favourite lo-fi camera has got to be Lomo LC-A+. This is the first time I cross processed my slides that were taken on my FM2N. To be honest, it wasn't intentional. The lab that I use in London can only cross process slides in C-41 chemical. They can't process slides in E-6, which is rather daft. There are several economical labs I could use if I mail my slides out but I don't really trust Royal Mail, they've lost my mail countless times. So I usually go to West End Cameras close to Warren St tube in London to process my films. They are not the cheapest, and definitely not the best. In fact, I kind of dislike the processing done here in London. When I was living in Hong Kong for three years, I had the best results from all my slides I think partly because the lab I used has very consistent results. And they were so cheap. I used a lab on Wyndham St in Central Hong Kong, but I can't remember the name of the shop, could be Miramar or something.

Anyway, the other day I found four rolls of slides that were lying in my cabinet for over a year. I was travelling so much most of 2011 and the beginning of 2012 that I completely forgot about these undeveloped slides. Well, the truth is I'm perpetually travelling most of the time so I have like a thousand overdue errands. These two months I get to take a break in London so I finally got a chance to drop by Warren St to get my slides processed.

I didn't get fancy results or anything that I love but here are some shots of it. I think I'll probably stick to black and white for my Nikon FM2N until I find a better lab. I'm moving to Maryland in United States in a few months time and I've been trying to find information on good labs in the area or in Washington DC but so far it's been depressing.

You can view the entire album on Flickr.