Bill,
A few years ago, I ran into a lot of old film. I had no prior indication of
how old they where other than they looked "really" old...
After processing, I was able to date them roughly from the late 1940's to
the mid-1960's. One roll was actually still in an old Brownie HawkEye
camera and I finished shooting the film with pictures of my spouse. Imagine
the surprise to see her face on the same contact sheet as 1960's people
scenes...
For the lack of any better ideas, I processed the film using D-76, pushed
one stop over best estimate from manufacturer's indications.
Out of something like 15 rolls, 5 came out black, 5 came out half decent and
5 came out quite good (if you don't mind some artistic grain...).
Enjoy the discovery of old forgotten images,
Guy Glorieux
----- Original Message -----
From: "William B. Ellis" <wb9cac@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students"
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Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 1:07 AM
Subject: Old Film
Hi all,
I found several rolls of HP5 in my darkroom that I think are 10 to 15
years old. The film has been exposed. What would the list suggest for
development times. I use D-76, but will use others if they would make
this task easier..
Thanks,
Bill Ellis
