Kodachrome developing in BW today, most up to date procedure, including removing the anti-halation layer?

[billorg]

Hi, I know there are a lot of procedures floating around out there and they vary.  I’m wondering if you could point me to the most tried and true (and recent) procedure for developing Kodachrome in BW.  I see there are could of labs doing it but I don’t know if they are doing it by machine or by hand.  Any experience sending it out?  Thanks

[kmac]

No experience, but with a quick search I found this link for home processing ... https://www.lomography.com/magazine/202408-diy-kodachrome-developing-kodak-kodachrome-with-black-and-white-chemicals

I have an exposed Kodachrome from a purchased camera I'd like to develop, just haven't got around to finding out how to do it in B&W until just now. They apparently come out very blue looking.

[kmac]

Here's another link and this time the images are in black and white instead of blue ... https://www.lomography.com/magazine/255669-processing-a-kodachrome-64-in-b-and-w

[Dustin McAmera]

I developed a roll of used Kodachrome I had in a drawer, with Rodinal and Adox rapid fixer. My method's pretty much the same as the second example above only with different chemicals, and instead of wiping the black off with fingers under running water, I sponged it off with cotton wool in a dish of wetting agent solution. In broad terms, the method is 'develop it just like a black-and-white film, then wipe off the black stuff'.  It will colour your developer and fixer yellow.

I only uploaded three of the pictures to Flickr:

https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=54337958%40N00&view_all=1&text=Porto

and the caption to one of those ('Boats') gives a little more detail of my method. I see I speculated that warmer water for wiping the black off, and maybe alkali, might be worth trying.

I only did this to rescue a film which I'd already shot, rather than lose the pictures. I wouldn't go out and shoot Kodachrome, knowing this is how I can develop it. The pictures are grimy, short of detail, and flecked with remaining stuff. If I wanted to shoot slow black-and-white film I'd buy some Pan F.

 

[glen_h]

I did 5247 in C-41 once, and the rem-jet came of easily in the rinse.