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What to do with old slide film
Mar 24, 2013 08:15:34 #
hawk93 wrote:
So i have several rolls of old slide film, any suggestions on what to do with it other than toss it?
If you toss it, save the little cans.
Mar 24, 2013 08:24:57 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Is processing still possible? I know Kodachrome processing is no longer available.
MT Shooter wrote:
Know anybody with a film body? Shoot a roll and process it. Slide film will show you just exactly how good (or how bad) a photographer you really are!
hawk93 wrote:
So i have several rolls of old slide film, any suggestions on what to do with it other than toss it?
Know anybody with a film body? Shoot a roll and process it. Slide film will show you just exactly how good (or how bad) a photographer you really are!
Is processing still possible? I know Kodachrome processing is no longer available.
No Kodachrome processing anywhere in the world, but E-6 is still pretty commonly available. I cannot get it processed anywhere in Montana though, I have to send mine out to California. I use a processor called The Darkroom in San Clemente to handle all my slide work in 35mm and in 120 roll film, which I love to shoot.
Mar 24, 2013 09:22:03 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Is processing still possible? I know Kodachrome processing is no longer available.
MT Shooter wrote:
Know anybody with a film body? Shoot a roll and process it. Slide film will show you just exactly how good (or how bad) a photographer you really are!
hawk93 wrote:
So i have several rolls of old slide film, any suggestions on what to do with it other than toss it?
Know anybody with a film body? Shoot a roll and process it. Slide film will show you just exactly how good (or how bad) a photographer you really are!
Is processing still possible? I know Kodachrome processing is no longer available.
As I mentioned earlier, you can process Kodachrome as B&W if you have some you want to use up.
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Mar 24, 2013 10:41:20 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
I suggest adding to your 20th Century box, already containing 8-track tapes, 33-1/3 albums, citizen band (CB) radios, rotor-dial phones, CRT televisions, etc. In 100-years, they will again be of value.
Not so fast. They are still using film to make Oscar winning movies like Lincoln and Argo. If anyone is anal about quality and perfection, like Spielberg and Hollywood, these guys know their trade. And despite the onslaught of amazing digital cameras like Sony, Arri and Red, film still rules in this world for the sheer quality and richness. There is an ongoing battle to try to emulate film, and with the incredible flexibility of digital, it is making film a tough sell.
Yet these masters still use it despite the advancement of technology. How much longer - don't know, but even at the considered cost increases, film still has a place of reverence.
Cheers,
Take 5
Mar 24, 2013 11:56:01 #
Take 5 Cinema wrote:
quote=Nikonian72 I suggest adding to your 20th Ce... (show quote)
Not many of us are producing feature length films. I have a couple of film cameras somewhere, but I haven't used them in years, and I have no desire to use them. I bet Spielberg uses a digital camera for his personal pictures, vacations, etc.
Mar 24, 2013 12:08:45 #
jerryc41 wrote:
quote=Take 5 Cinema quote=Nikonian72 I suggest a... (show quote)
Agreed - but my point is that, there is still great value in film stock if you desire to take advantage of it.
Cheers,
Take 5
Mar 24, 2013 12:26:37 #
What breaks my heart was a find in my basement "Never Forget Where it is Pile" an unopened case of Kodachrome mailers and half a case of Ekta E6.
I agree with MT slide film can make you smile and cry in one roll... Plus I feel I focused more critically on the exposure and the desired composition because Post was so limited. Truthfully I was a better Photographer then but my work looks better today. (Can't believe I said that!!!)
I love the new toys and tools.
Greg
I agree with MT slide film can make you smile and cry in one roll... Plus I feel I focused more critically on the exposure and the desired composition because Post was so limited. Truthfully I was a better Photographer then but my work looks better today. (Can't believe I said that!!!)
I love the new toys and tools.
Greg
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Mar 24, 2013 16:51:57 #
rayford2
Loc: New Bethlehem, PA
Nikonian72 wrote:
I suggest adding to your 20th Century box, already containing 8-track tapes, 33-1/3 albums, citizen band (CB) radios, rotor-dial phones, CRT televisions, etc. In 100-years, they will again be of value.
The boxes will be in demand.
In some cases new old stock products are worth less than the boxes they came in.
Mar 24, 2013 20:56:09 #
You can shoot the E6 and have it developed as negative film for a REAL and fun cross-processing experience, instead of the simulated (and far too predictable) plugin manipulation photographers do nowadays to get those color shifting effects.
Mar 25, 2013 10:23:25 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Is processing still possible? I know Kodachrome processing is no longer available.
MT Shooter wrote:
Know anybody with a film body? Shoot a roll and process it. Slide film will show you just exactly how good (or how bad) a photographer you really are!
hawk93 wrote:
So i have several rolls of old slide film, any suggestions on what to do with it other than toss it?
Know anybody with a film body? Shoot a roll and process it. Slide film will show you just exactly how good (or how bad) a photographer you really are!
Is processing still possible? I know Kodachrome processing is no longer available.
Processing is still available. There are quite a few labs out there that still process film. Stored in the frig, it should be OK.
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