I still have two 100 foot rolls and one 50 foot color magazine of Kodak 16 mm movie film exposed, and would appreciate help in finding a lab that can process (develop) them. If you have any ideas (with e-mail or snail mail addresses) please let me know. My e-mail is titus@acsalaska.net.
Thanks for any help you can provide.
Sourdough
Thanks for your message. (I wasn't looking for tubes; merely trying to comment to someone who was asking about exteninson tubes ---- but I don't know how this system really works [and am a novice at using a computer] and may have goofed up.}
That's great color!!!
Sourdough
Am not sure this will help, but from c. 1957 - 1995, I used a pair of Leica IIIG's for both dirtwork construction jobs (weekly reports) and personal shots -- scenery, etc. --in rural Alaska -- one with color film, the other with Tri-X. The main lens was a collapsable 50 mm on each. However, I often carried a 35mm (wide angle) and a 90 mm and a 135 mm telephotos. The 50 mm's were great, because they fit in Pendleton shirt pockets. The viewfinder had a rectangular box for the 50 mm, and corner tabs for the 90 mm. However, I got a small viewfinder which clipped into the flash bracket, and had stops for 25, 35, 50, 90, and 135 mm lens. It was a real handy setup.
I strapped film canisters on the neck straps, so had extra rolls handy. It worked beautifully, but of course was as antique as film is now. (But I still use a Minolta with a zoom lens now for almost everything.) ('Cuse spelling, etc.)Sourdough
Thank you, Charlie. I'll keep working on it. Several people mentioned Epson as a possible source.
Sourdough
Thank you all -- each and ebery one (even the Doubting Thomas!! I am for real -- just had my 79th b-day, so am in my 80th year. Love computers for word processing -- spell guard is terrific -- but have difficulty with internet explorer.It appears Epson is the way to go.
For those who are interested, I'm the last Alaskan resident/member of families who pre-date the 1898 gold rushes, and have not only my own negatives, but the family stuff. Want to make copies for cousins living Outside (in the States)so they can learn more about the family; and to some extent, to help record Alaskan history. As a civil engineer, I worked on airports and related projects (seaplane floats. ramps and turnarounds, etc.)throughout the entire territory. (Alaska has its own airport system, like other states have highway systems.)
I'm impressed with the response you've given me ... although I played hell trying to open the messages. If you have questions about Alaska, I'll be glad to try to answer them.
While I was working, I carried two Leica IIIGs with collapsable 50 mm lens, one in each Pendleton shirt pocket, and took photos constantly, recorded not only job progress, soil conditions, etc., bu also 'tourist' shots of scenery, eskimos, aircraft, ... you name it. Used b&w in one camera, and color in the other. I started numbering the slides in chronological order, using a machine that stamps the number in the cardboard; when I quit numbering, I was up to more than 18,000. A lot of them are of dirt ... soil conditions, drainage, etc., .. so not interesting. But there was a record of the job, for when we might have to extend a runway or parking area, etc.. My present concern, however, is with the old b&w large negatives the family has accumulated. The photo labs want an arm and a leg to print that stuff -- it's all hand work. But they're fine for 35mm stuff.
Again, thank you all, sincerely, for your continuing help and interest.
Sourdough
1) I'm old, and not really knowledgeable about computers. But I do fairly well with e-mails. My interest is in being able to print old b&w negatives, eapecially up to postcard size. I have many old family negatives for which there are no prints. Would like to find a currently manufactured device which would allow me to make prints. (It isn't economically feasible to have the negatives printed using normal photographic processing.) I tried to go to Kim Komando for help, but wasn't successful. However, there were devices posted there that seem to be OK for up to about 35mm slide size.
I also have hundreds of 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 (120 film size) I'd like to get printed. (Both b&w and color.)
One device I have seen advertised is the "Slide & Negative Converter" advertised on the back of the October25, 2008. "Science News". I would appreciate comments from anyone who has used that. [Although it might possibly take 'Baby Brownie' or 127 size negatives, it appears that it might not print out the entire negative.)
But again, my main interest is to be able to get prints from the old Kodak post card size negatives.
I use a Dell 926 printer, which gives good results in copying, and enlarging, photos.
About 65 or so years ago, I had access to a high school darkroom, and really enjoyed printing, developing, and enlarging photos. I'd like to get back into that, but just don't have the time/facilities/space/etc. .
Any comments would be appreciated. Again, I'm not computer-smart, but can receive and send e-mails. Thanks for any comments ---
Sourdough