Film through washing machine.. still good?

[peter_im]

<p>Hello<br>

I accidentally put a roll of exposed film (slide film to be more precise) through the washer. Will it still be good to develop? It was in its canister and all, and the canister didn't have any water in it when I took it out..<br>

Or am I gonna have to give roll this up?</p>

[eddy_d]

<p>The lab I go to developed a roll that was in the wash. A customer left it in his pants pocket. I was told the prnts came out artsy looking. Why not give it a try. Just tell the lab what happened.</p>

[guido_h]

<p>No water in the canister already is a good sign. Hopefully, you didn't select the high temperature wash... did you?</p>

[randrew1]

<p>If the inside of the canister was dry, then there are no concerns. Even if this was run through an extended hot cycle, the temperature would be somewhere between 120 F and 140 F for less than an hour. That kind of temperature could do some damage in a few days, but not in an hour.</p>

[eric merrill]

<p>Unless the pictures are truly irreplaceable, I would throw it out.</p>

<p>If they are, I would develop it by itself, and plan on throwing out the developer after.</p>

<p>Who knows how much, if any, detergent made its way into the canister, and what effect that would have on processing. Unless you are processing the one roll by itself, you run the risk of damaging other rolls run at the same time or after.</p>

<p>Eric</p>

[jpo3136b]

<p>It's one roll. The cost of discovering it's no good is no greater than the chance you take on every roll. I'd develop it anyway.</p>

[JDMvW]

<p>I've heard of coffee developers in which the main ingredient is washing soda, but this seems to be going a little far in the search for oddball developers!<br>

Yeah, if it was in the canister and that was dry, it's worth a gamble, and will probably be ok.</p>

[nicholas_rapak]

<p>I would process as normal. As long as it was in the canister when it went through the wash, it should be fine. The fact that there was no water in it is so much the better. </p>

[John Seaman]

<p>Get it processed - it could be a new art form, like Steven Pippin's Laundromat Locomotion.<br>

<a href="http://www.icaphila.org/exhibitions/past/pippin.php">http://www.icaphila.org/exhibitions/past/pippin.php</a></p>

[hjoseph7]

Well at least you don't have to worry about any Grain.

[peter_im]

<p>Thanks for the input guys, I'll go get it developed and see what happens..<br>

They're vacation photos, so I'm hoping for something boring and normal than weird and exciting happening...</p>

 

[paul_poropat]

<p>Don't forget to mention to your processor that the film has already been agitated.</p>

[peter_im]

<p>lol</p>

<p>but seriously, should I be letting them know? I'm taking it into a consumer lab where they ship it into Kodak to get processed..</p>

[Akaky]

<p>So long as they aren't dirty pictures, and how could they be now, why not? (I'm sorry, but I've waiting for someone to use this stupid pun and if they won't, I will.)</p>