Processing old old film...

[scottwramsay]

Hey

I was down on Byres Road on Sunday morning queueing outside Cancer Research (yes, but I was first!) to get some of those cameras they had on sale. This is what I picked up (for £20 ):



and I found this inside the old Coronet:



Incase those links don't work, it's a roll of Kodak Verichrome Pan 120 film. It was completely wound up when I opened the camera so fingers crossed it's been light-tight, but I was wondering if anyone had any ideas about the best place to go to maximise my chances of getting some prints out of it? I appreciate that it's old and colours might not be what they used to, but I guess that sort of thing can easily be adjusted with Photoshop. I just want somewhere competent that isn't staffed by students who won't necessarily appreciate just how cool this is

[engineer]

spectrum imaging in newcastle do good 120 processing, but dont do E6, so you would need to x process it. maybe give some cool effects.
snappysnaps on byres road do 120, not sure about E6 though

loxley in port dundas will do it, and a good job i magine. just bring your wallet!

[StevenJ]

loxleycolur in glasgow will process it,

http://www.loxleycolour.com/

I'd be facinating what's on that film. Please post the results!

[onyirtodd]

loxleycolur in glasgow will process it,

http://www.loxleycolour.com/

I'd be facinating what's on that film. Please post the results!

That might have to depend on the content

[scottwramsay]

OK so I'm a bit of a beginner when it comes to old-fashioned non-computerised photography. E6 - that's for making slides, yeah? Does that mean you have E6 film which is purely for making positive slides, or is it a way of processing the negative film? I ask because you seem concerned about E6 but it doesn't say that anywhere on the roll.

Ta.

[StevenJ]

I started with Film, and I think it's great that people today start with digital becuase it's so easy, then intrigued - try film

E6 is a process that you would use to process a "Colour Positive" film. Slides, if you like for 35mm. I have just bough an old medium format, and I'm not sure that they actually mount the positives into slides.

C41 is a process that you use to process a "Colour Negative" film (or Ilford XP2 which is BLack and white).

S

[scottwramsay]

E6 is a process that you would use to process a "Colour Positive" film.

So since Engineer mentioned E6, are you saying Verichrome is a colour positive film and I'd need to get slides made up? (I checked the website, they mount them as well if you like *ahem*pay*ahem*.) And you can't use regular everyday 35mm film to make slides?

[StevenJ]

http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professi ... 7/f7.jhtml

suggests that the film you have is Black and White, negative Black and White that is.

Currently today, there is only one make of positive black and white - but it escapes me at the minute

you would normally only mount "colour positives", but I see no reason why you could not mount negatives. The reason though you would mount positives would be so you could "project" the image onto a projector screen.

Negatives are printed, and there is a process to make prints from Negatives, which involves further processing. I think that is one reason that "positive" film produces a far better quality image than negative film (someone with more experience might correct that?)

[scottwramsay]

suggests that the film you have is Black and White, negative Black and White that is.

Really? I would have said the opposite - the name of the film is Verichrome, it's described as panchromatic and it mentions not using a safelight unless it's absolutely necessary.

[StevenJ]

check the link.

the chemicals it suggests to use, to me at least suggest it's B&W. it's also now discontinued.

"we suggest KODAK PROFESSIONAL T-MAX 100 Film" is what Kodak suggest for a replacement. That is B&W.

[scottwramsay]

Ah ok. I just looked up panchromatic and - a bit misleadingly - it's just used to describe film that's sensitive to all wavelengths of light, and it's a term applied to B&W.



This woman looks like she's wearing an outfit worthy of Joseph...

[engineer]

normally 'chrome' indicates slide film, or E6 processing which is why i took you on that goose chase

looks like this film came in around 1958, could have some interesting pics on it!

[Luco]

On a kind of similiar vein...

Will a disposable camera, that has been lying about for near 5 years to alright to process?

Not got a clue what's on it, which has put me off putting it in for about 2 years

[Fossil]

On a kind of similiar vein...

Will a disposable camera, that has been lying about for near 5 years to alright to process?

Not got a clue what's on it, which has put me off putting it in for about 2 years

go for it
you never know

[StevenJ]

Snappy Snaps > Photograph Printing And Processing in Glasgow
Tel: 0141 3397879 - 306 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8AW (3.05 miles)

I understand that this place also does 120 film. I'll be using them soon, but I'm a snappy snaps virgin at the moment.