lwg Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 I purchased a bulk loader and it arrived with film. I loaded and shot 10 frames and they were very thin at 50 to 400 speed. The writing on the film says Eastman 10 and Safety Film. I tried another 10 frames and bracketed around 12 and it looks like 6 or maybe 3 will work for the speed. The base fog is very high, around .7, so I assume this film is old. Does anyone have any idea what this film is? How old is it? Etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_shriver Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 Eastman means it's movie stock. I bet the perforation holes are a bit small, and round on the short side rather than square. I don't know how to translate that number to a full 4-digit number. I just developed some rem-jet backed Eastman color negative (freebie in batch of film on eBay) in HC110 just to read the edge-markings, and it's marked "EASTMAN 26". I looked around seeing if it was 5226, since most 35mm camera films start with "52", but that doesn't appear to be a valid number in any online histories, etc. So the mapping from these numbers must be more complicated. Are the numbers every foot on the other edge that count up? Another sign of movie stock. If it is so slow, maybe it's interpositive film, or something not meant for camera use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 I had a similar mystery with some negatives my father exposed during the mid to late 1960's except they were labeled Eastman 25. I even emailed Kodak and they didn't know. If the base fog is high and the effective speed is low, then the film must be old. If your film comes from a similar time as mine, then high base fog would be likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_shriver Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 To crack the date code marks, try this page: http://historicphotoarchive.com/f1/ekcode.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwg Posted August 7, 2005 Author Share Posted August 7, 2005 There are indeed numbers that count up on the other edge - I should have mentioned them. The holes are also rounded. So I guess it is movie stock. Thanks all for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william_loewy Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 <p>I have about 1000 feet of Eastman 26 right now. I am having some issues with the negatives having a tan color to them. What did you use to develop this film? I've used TMAX and HC110. Both left the negs tan, although less so with the HC110.</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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