8x10 film from 1978

[jon_bergman1]

Hi,

I have got some 8x10 color neg film from 1978. Any idea how to expose and develope it?

[frankz]

Take a sheet and shoot it normally as a control - see what happens.

[sattler123]

There really is only one way to find out - load the film and try it out. I would suspect that it'll have a color shift and there might be some fogging, but you'll only know after a trial run. You can always use it as an alternative film approach:-)

[michaelging]

I can't remember if the color neg film was C-41 in 1978,and I know that E6 was not E6 at the time.Anyone know if this film was C-41 process?

[jtk]

It was C41. Might be "Vericolor I" ...if so, process as B&W...that was the intro C41 pro film, a disaster for professionals... it shifted dramatically and crossed-over within months after processing...replaced by Vericolor II.

 

Some labs continued E4 and even E3 long after E6 intro, but I think (?) E6 was already the norm for chromes.

[photojim]

It is likely C41... but C41 film doesn't age very well. Don't shoot anything important with it.

 

To be honest, unless the film has been frozen for the vast majority of its life, it is not worth shooting, in my opinion.

 

Black and white film ages a lot more elegantly (particularly if it's slow film) and is often worth some experimentation, even if it is very old.