Developing 1950 s film

elu guru , Jun 19, 2005; 07:21 a.m.

Hello,

I was looking through my grandfather's storage and found two exposed

films from the 50's. One is a KODAK VERICHROME 620 and the other an

AGFA ISOPAN ISS. Do you have any clues on how I could have them

developed??? Do they need any kind of processing that modern

labs cant offer???

thx

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Alexis Neel , Jun 19, 2005; 10:29 a.m.

They are going to need some type of developer that will boast the contrast as they have surely fogged a lot in the last 50 years.

Personally I would use D-76 with Crone:C additive. It will boast the contrast, and let you develope at a shorter time that normal, which will also help reduce the fog build-up thats naturally gonna happen.

Good luck

Alexis

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Dean Williams , Jun 19, 2005; 07:07 p.m.

Either one will probably produce something in D76. Longish dev times, 15-18 minutes. The Isopan will probably come out the better of the two. Both will have quite a bit of fog, but you will be able to print through it with increased contrast.

Something to keep the fog down would be a plus. I've done numerous rolls of VP, Isopan, and Ansco pan films from that time period, but I've never tried an inhibitor for fog.

Kelly Flanigan , Jun 19, 2005; 08:28 p.m.

If you are REALLY sure you have the OLD non pan Verichrome; it can be read light developed under safelight; like us kids did in the 1950's. If it is Verichrome-PAN; than you will ruin the film with the red light.

Anthony Oresteen , Jun 19, 2005; 10:21 p.m.

I'd soup them both in HC-110B for 9 or 10 minutes at 68 degrees.

You will get something. You will have to print on a hard paper.

Bueh B. , Jun 20, 2005; 09:06 a.m.

I have had Agfa Isopan ISS developed at my local B/W pro lab like Agfa Agfapan APX 100 +1 stop pushed (thus APX 100 @ 200). The results were fine, but the film was "only" thirty years old.

620 film has the same length and all as regular 120 film, only the spools have a different size. So modern labs should be able to process 620 film without problems. Have them return the spool(s), they might come handy if you want to use/sell a camera that shoots this old format.

D Swanston , Jun 20, 2005; 05:05 p.m.

Check with Film Rescue International http://www.filmrescue.com/ if you don't want to do it yourself.

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