Jake and Zeb at Blue Moon Camera and Machine 503 978 0333 in Portlandia
On Apr 11, 2015, at 9:19 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> 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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