I've been teaching a photography class to my new neighbors in South
Carolina. At the beginning I told them all to bring their cameras and
owner's manuals and we'd have a little "show and tell" (like their
grandchildren do in school). One woman brought her fairly recent Canon
DSLR as well as a small bag of cameras which she said belonged to her
grandfather. I don't recall all the cameras (an ancient Kodak 35mm
rangefinder, a 2-1/4" Zeiss Ikon folder of some sort and another I can't
recall) Anyhow, there was also a roll of 2-1/4" Kodacolor 400. I
assume it has been exposed since it has a small piece of white tape
holding the paper backing closed. The tape is somewhat askew leading me
to believe that it was stuck on by hand after the roll was finished.
Based on what she knew of her grandfather she said she presumed that the
film was from the late 40s or early 50s and she has many of his photos
from that period, many from Saudi Arabia. However, Wiki tells me that
Kodakolor 400 wasn't introduced until 1977. So, it's not from the 40s
or 50s, but the film could still be as much as 38 years old.
Here's the question. She told me she'd like to have it developed. Who
can develop this such that it has the best chance (if any) of preserving
something of whatever might still be on that film. Can anyone hazard a
guess of what might be found. Nothing, badly faded, a monochrome image,
or... I don't know what else.
I have no idea how this film has been stored but suspect it has been in
an air conditioned environment for as long as she has had it. If it's
important I can inquire further about how it was stored where, when and
for how long.
Comments/Suggestions?
Chuck Norcutt
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