> > late 70's -- indeed, upon close examination I find that my second roll
> > has been sitting, fully exposed, in the camera since then -- but
> > otherwise it hasn't been used since (at least) 1965.
>
> How's the film?
Kind of yellow and metallic-looking -- i.e., it's still in the cartridge.
I'll try developing it one of these days; there doesn't seem to be much
rush, since I doubt a week or two matters at this point.
In the last few weeks, by the way, I've found the above roll (of
Plus-X) in the Pen-EE, a roll of HP5 in a Rolleiflex 2.8D that I must
have left in six or seven years ago (in the waning phases of my last
major burst of photographic enthusiasm), and a roll ot Tri-X in a
Rolleicord II, left in by my father sometime before his death -- which
occurred in 1965. Is there some kind of rule of thumb for how much
extra development time to allow for old film, per decade? Fortunately,
I think I've now opened all cameras that might have film in them
(not counting my wife's old, crappy 110, which I would just as
soon leave closed).
-------
Steve Schaffner sschaff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
SLAC and I have a deal: they don't || Immediate assurance is an excellent sign
pay me and I don't speak for them. || of probable lack of insight into the
|| topic. Josiah Royce
##################################################################
# This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List
# To receive the Olympus Digest send mail to: listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
# with subscribe olympus-digest in the message body.
#
# To unsubscribe from the current list send a message to
# listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe olympus in the message body.
#
# For questions email: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
##################################################################
|