negative film

<p>Hi Stephen - Often you will get an image from processing old film yet the quality can be anywhere from great to really bad. You won't know until you give it a try. Not all processors still process old film. One place the processed old film for me is in this link: http://www.rockymountainfilm.com/<br>

The processing costs are not outrageous yet you will have to decide if it is worth it to you. There may be memorabilia value yet could also be some generic snapshots that you end up tossing. It is a gamble yet I usually take that gamble given the costs are within reason.</p>

I don't know what the currrent status of Rocky Mountain Film Lab is. However, go to this link and you will see a saga of foreclosures, seizures of assets, lost film, legal actions and bankruptcy.

http://www.photo.net/film-and-processing-forum/005jsk

If I were to use an old film developer lab I would try

http://www.filmrescue.com/

<p>What kind of film is it and what kind of process does it need? If it is color film, it will have the process printed somewhere on the film. What size is is, 35mm, 120, 620, 126, 110, 127? All of these questions will help to answer your question.</p>

<p>In any case, film that old may be faded or color-shifted.</p>

<p>If it is Kodachrome, you're out of luck. There are no labs in the world that can process Kodachrome, of any vintage, as color slide film. There are a few custom labs that will, for a rather large fee, process it as black and white.</p>

<p>The current color processes are C-41 (color negative) and E-6 (color slide). The current film sizes are 35mm (size 135) and 120 roll film (620 is the same film on a different spool). If the film size is 110 (pocket Instamatic), 127 or 126 (original Instamatic), most labs won't touch it, although there are some custom labs that will, assuming it is a process that they can still do.</p>

<p>Please let us know what size and type of film it is, so we can better answer your question.</p>

<p>good advice. the old Kodacolor ( C-22) chemicals are no longer made.<br /> supposedly there is a place in the UK that does this.<br /> and newer color Negative ( C-41) I would just send it to Dwaynes<br /> who will do 35mm 120 , 126 possibly even 110.<br /> If it is SEATTLE film works film-- this may be movie film ends or c-41.<br /> If it is their earlier " special film" I do not really know/.<br /> I<br>

REAL B&W of any brand can be done by you.<br /> YOU will do as well as anyone.<br /> just some simple practical suggestions.<br /> Just tell us what film and size you have<br /> http://rapidphoto.net/<br /> here is another lab that does old film. <br /> .</p>

<p>Good catch by James about Rock Mountain Film Laboratory (RMFL) issues. I had no problems with them and the referenced posts were from 2003 yet I just checked the BBB ratings of RMFL and they were not good: http://www.bbb.org/denver/business-reviews/photo-finishing-retail/rocky-mountain-film-lab-in-aurora-co-13100<br>

So I withdraw my recommendation in spite of my own good experience.</p>

<p>The quality from brand to brand, type within the brand to type within the brand, storage condition to storage condition will be a huge factor in terms of the results you may expect from this film. From 1984, should there be something important on it, normal processing is a terrible idea. If you know it is nothing important then normal processing may be a good approach.<br>

If you want to give me more specific details as to exactly what you have I can give you the trend for that film for expected quality.</p>

<p>Greg</p>