I would extend development time by about 50% at standard temperature. I attempted a similar project about a year ago. A friend at work found a roll of 120 in an old Agfa rangefinder. In this case, the film was at least 40 years old. I developed it, but it appeared that the camera had been opened, as the roll was hopelessly fogged. However, the emulsion did turn an uneven black, as one would expect when a camera has been opened before the film was rewound. Paul
Paul Ewins wrote: > Hi folks, > I recently had a look at my mother's old box brownie, and > discovered that it still had a film in it. It is Kodak Verichrome Pan, in > 620 format of course. I would think it would be between 20 - 25 years old. > For the cost of a bit of developer and fixer I may as well have a go at > developing it. > Any ideas on how? Should I go longer or shorter? Colder or hotter than > normal? I'll be using ID 11. > > BTW, I was browing through the book of Pulitzer prize winning photographs > (images? - at least one was digital) and discovered that Box Brownies had > been used to take just as many prize winning photos as Pentax cameras, which > is to say one each. Most were taken with Speed Graphics, Leicas and Nikons. > Very few Canons or Hasselblads, a couple with Minoltas and I think maybe an > Olympus. The Pentax was a Spotmatic of course. > > Paul Ewins > Melbourne, Australia > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
