found old rolls of film some black&white some color, photo shops say they can't develop them something about the size or pins!? do not fit there equipment!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: First of all, do you have film which is still on the roll, never developed, or do you have developed negatives which you would like to have printed!? In either case, the best thing you can do is check your yellow pages and see if you still have a custom photo lab which caters to professionals!. Most big cities still have at least one, although they are becoming and increasingly endangered species!. In any case, they should be able to take good care of you!. If it's a common format like 120/620, 35mm, or 126(which is the same width as 35mm), they shouldn't have any trouble with both processing and printing!. For other outdated formats like 127, 116, or 117, you'll likely run into a custom printing charge, which can get quite pricey!. If you have film in this format which is undeveloped, the shop might not even be able to develop it!. Many older shops will have developing reels in these formats tucked away somewhere!. As far as developing undeveloped film goes: it's basically a crap shoot as to whether or not there will even be anything on the film!. For the black and white film, I'd suggest requesting that the shop uses HC-110, which tends to suppress fog!. Color film may be a different story-it more than likely uses an outdated processes which really is not compatible with modern processes(C-22 color films will come apart in C-41 chemicals due to the elevated temperature)!. You may need to have the color film developed as black and white, which adds another element of uncertainty!.Www@QuestionHome@Com You might be able to get the black and white film developed at a pro lab, but the color film will be a problem!. I was told years ago that they no longer use the same processes for color!. But then, with the internet, you might be able to find someone who actually does it! The second problem would be that the film probably wasn't stored well enough to give decent pictures!. It would have had to be in a cold dry storage, and it probably wasn't!. Sorry!Www@QuestionHome@Com |