kc6zzg Loc: Southern California

I just packaged up 10 rolls of film to send off to be developed. While cleaning out boxes from a recent move I found 25 rolls of exposed film and 6 unexposed. I haven't shot film since moving to digital in the early 2000's, so this film is close to 20 years old if not more. I also found a roll of Kodak 120 Ektachrome film that was still in my Mother in law's camera from when she worked for a newspaper. Her camera at that time (Early 1990's) was a Yashica-Mat EM, twin Lens Reflex. I remember her using that camera to take the picture of my soon to be wife and I for the wedding announcement for the newspapers.
I know that there is a very good chance that the images on the film may not be any good, but I am hoping.
I need everyone here to cross there fingers with me.

Shooter41 Loc: Wichita, KS

I even crossed my toes for you to have good luck!

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Best wishes, I to have found undeveloped rolls and have a big zip loc of them that I keep debating with myself over if it is worth the money to send them off. After all I don't have the faintest idea exactly what is on that film so I won't really miss the images. BUT??????

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

It would be very interesting to see what develops.

tradio Loc: Oxford, Ohio

I hope it all goes well.

drucker Loc: Oregon

About a year ago we decided to try processing about 10 rolls that had been lurking in the back of a drawer for years. Some Ektacolor, some Ektachrome, and a couple or rolls of a color reversal film from Seattle Filmworks. The had a system of using a movie film and stand developing included negative, slides and new film in the reused canister. Prints were also available.

We took them to Blue Moon Camera in Portland, Oregon. They agreed to develop all of them with some adjustment in development because of age -- but no guarantees! The Seattle Filmworks would be developed as monochrome because the exact process for the film was no longer available. About a third were low contrast and low saturation, about a third looked like they were taken with candlelight, and the last third just had a few visible spots of reflections but one frame showed the iron frame of a window at my wife's parents' home on the Navaho Reservation in Arizona and would have been taken no later than the mid-80s. One of the rolls was nearly totally washed out but obviously taken at Canyon de Chelly at Chinle, Arizona -- one of my favorite places to be with camera in hand -- and last visited last fall.

One roll had a pictures of our son's birthday party in the late 70s. By playing around converting various colors to b/w I did produce some prints but they are grainy, appear out of focus, and somewhat ghostly.

All in all it was expensive but worth it.

Daryl New Loc: Wellington,New Zealand

Heres hoping....

Wallen Loc: Middle Earth

Exciting!

anotherview Loc: California

Family photos become more precious as the years pass.

Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida

I always am excited when this happens......it's like buying a Lottery Ticket...Good Luck Man !!!!!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Done! Just be sure to tell me when to uncross them.

maxlieberman Loc: 19027

I bought a camera on a whim at a yard sale for $5, and when I got home, I found an exposed film cannister in it. I am afraid to have it developed because there is a chance that there is something illegal on it. But I am curious. any suggestions, other than DIY?

charlienow Loc: Hershey, PA

Hope all goes well. Hopefully you will post several of the images

Chuck

Alafoto Loc: Montgomery, AL

My eyes are crossed.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

After you get the film back please Let us know how it turned out!