John -- of course when I read your subject line what passed through my 
mind first
was  - um -  "It happened one Night" or "the 39 Steps"  :)

ann


John Celio wrote:

>At an antique/flea market I stumbled upon last sunday, I found a box of six 
>rolls of "panchromatic Hit film."  Here's a box just like it on eBay, for 
>illustrative purposes: http://tinyurl.com/2vedp3
>
>Hit cameras are tiny little novelty items from just after the end of WWII 
>(http://www.subclub.org/shop/175mm.htm).  I'm assuming this means the film 
>is very old, but the box does not have a date on it where it says "Develop 
>before".  Apparently some companies still make this stuff, but there's no 
>way to tell the age of this film.
>
>I'm considering loading a roll in my little HIT camera and trying it out. 
>Only problem is, I have no idea how to develop film like this.
>
>Does anyone have any info on developing very old film like this (chemistry, 
>temps, etc)?  I realize I may get nothing but a fogged blob in my photos, 
>but I think it'll be a fun experiment.
>
>Thanks,
>John
>
>--
>http://www.neovenator.com
>http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto 
>
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