Old Roll Of Film

[mojjax]

i finally mailed this film to the Darkroom . I found it in a 1940's camera I bought a rummage sale a few years ago . The camera was a German made Zeiss Ikon , I'm hoping it has some cool pics on it .

 

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[DeepseekerADS]

That will be pretty interesting. Hope you find some great pictures on it.

You'll let us know, right ?

 

[mojjax]

That will be pretty interesting. Hope you find some great pictures on it.

You'll let us know, right ?

Yes .

 

[I'm Hoping]

Please give us a view of the prints !!!! You may really have some history rolled up there.

 

[mojjax]

They received it yesterday according to the tracking # , hopefully I'll get it back by the end of next week .

 

[uglymailman]

Hope they turn out. Good luck.

 

[mojjax]

About 20 years ago I bought an old Brownie box camera at a yard sale and it had a used roll of film in it . I got it developed - a bunch of pictures of a fat lady posing in a bathing suit - the guy in the film store was laughing his head off when he showed them to me .

 

[GibH]

About 20 years ago I bought an old Brownie box camera at a yard sale and it had a used roll of film in it . I got it developed - a bunch of pictures of a fat lady posing in a bathing suit - the guy in the film store was laughing his head off when he showed them to me .

I remember the story from years ago about the guy who bought a bunch of negatives at a garage sale. They turned out to be Ansel Adams work, worth 200 million. So you just never know...

 

[Loco-Digger]

I remember the story from years ago about the guy who bought a bunch of negatives at a garage sale. They turned out to be Ansel Adams work, worth 200 million. So you just never know...

Yes but weren't those glass plates?

 

[mojjax]

Yes but weren't those glass plates?

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/garage-sale-finds/525001-10-garage-sale-items-sold-millions.html

 

[GibH]

Yes but weren't those glass plates?

Wow, talk about missing the point.

 

[bigcaddy64]

Maybe Vivian Meier is closer to what you were thinking. Her body of work was found in a storage unit and her fame didn't appear until many years after her death.

 

[mojjax]

The DARKROOM emailed me today about the Film . I had to pay another $8.00 - no problem - paypal . - i guess I filled out the form wrong .

Dear Scott,

Thank you for your recent order with The Darkroom!

Unfortunately, you did not select a developing package on your order form. Please note that developing is required per roll and is how we obtain negatives which are used to create prints, etc.

Also, upon testing your roll we discovered it is actually color film not black and white. We adjusted the difference from black and white prints to color prints and applied to the difference. Please note that this is an updated order and your original check payment is reflected under discount.

Please take a moment to review the attached invoice and remit payment as soon as possible. Once we receive your remaining balance due, we will continue processing your order.

Thank you for choosing The Darkroom and have a wonderful day!

 

[JimDon]

The DARKROOM emailed me today about the Film . I had to pay another $8.00 - no problem - paypal . - i guess I filled out the form wrong .

Dear Scott,

Thank you for your recent order with The Darkroom!

Unfortunately, you did not select a developing package on your order form. Please note that developing is required per roll and is how we obtain negatives which are used to create prints, etc.

Also, upon testing your roll we discovered it is actually color film not black and white. We adjusted the difference from black and white prints to color prints and applied to the difference. Please note that this is an updated order and your original check payment is reflected under discount.

Please take a moment to review the attached invoice and remit payment as soon as possible. Once we receive your remaining balance due, we will continue processing your order.

Thank you for choosing The Darkroom and have a wonderful day!

Wow sounds like it's an early color photograph roll. I can't wait to see what you got.

 

[mojjax]

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/garage-sale-finds/387018-cameras-were-dollar-each.html

 

[G.I.B.]

I find it interesting that they now have to explain it...

I guess this generation never used film.

"Please note that developing is required per roll and is how we obtain negatives which are used to create prints, etc."

 

[Geobound]

Dear Scott,

We realize that this could be something of great sentimental value to you, and likely not get anymore business, please find enclosed a random upcharge because we know we can. LOL.....

Of course I'm with the others on here, I can't wait to see what it is.

 

[Qball]

Black and white film will survive pretty well over long periods of time although the fog level increases over time and produces a muddy low contrast image one can still make out the features. Color film on the other hand is very unstable with the cyan color layer being most stable I would therefore predict that if you are developing color film the prints will appear red in color.

 

[KirkS]

I agree with Qball, the fog of the old color film may result in no recoverable images. The Darkroom is good for developing, but in this case, I would have recommended Film Rescue, as they specialize in 'found film'.

I'm interested in knowing what film it was. Lots of the old color film developing processes can no longer be done, and trying to cross-process in other color chemicals can result in the latent image not being recovered.

I have done a number of old found films, and what I would ask The Darkroom to do, is to process the negatives as black & white, using either HC-110, Rodinal, or maybe Diafine. Then, do what Film Rescue does, which is scan the B&W images, then re-process the film in best-guess color chemicals, after a bath in potassium ferrocyanide and potassium bromide (I think).

With old color film, the chances of recovering images lessen as time goes by, but with the above method, you would at least have a B&W image.

I have personally processed some old color found film in D-76, which isn't the best choice, but had reasonable results. Oldest roll was circa 1954 (vehicle license registration sticker gave the date), and the oldest B&W roll I've ever done was from about the 30's, based on clothing styles.

Let us know how it things develop (pun intended), but I wouldn't get my hopes up too much if it was very early color.

 

[KirkS]

I just looked closer at the roll. Looks like Agfa/Ansco (Anscochrome maybe?). The chemicals for that process are long gone, as they stopped making Anscochrome in the early 70's. Should be interesting.