B&W negatives
Jan 15, 2014 20:34:03 #
Recently, while cleaning out my Dad's stuff, I found approx 30 b&w negatives from 1957. WOW. It was a family reunion at our home. Most of the people are gone and these are the only photos I have of most of them.
Now the problem. I cannot find anyone to process them. Tried Wally (walmart) Rite Aid, Walgreens, Adorama, and a few local shops. The snag seems to be the film , 127, no processes this type film.
Does anyone know where I can get photos made?
Thanks in advance.
Now the problem. I cannot find anyone to process them. Tried Wally (walmart) Rite Aid, Walgreens, Adorama, and a few local shops. The snag seems to be the film , 127, no processes this type film.
Does anyone know where I can get photos made?
Thanks in advance.
Jan 15, 2014 20:47:27 #
Jan 15, 2014 20:49:31 #
Jan 15, 2014 20:57:10 #
Just as general information:
127 roll film is the same width as 35mm film, and anyone who is set up to process their own 35mm film could also process the 127 size.
Just had to throw that in!
127 roll film is the same width as 35mm film, and anyone who is set up to process their own 35mm film could also process the 127 size.
Just had to throw that in!
Jan 15, 2014 21:20:03 #
Are they already processed or not processed, I ask since you said you know what they are (a family reunion with relatives who are no longer here)...so my thought is that they are already processed. Are you looking just to get prints or make them a digital file? If so, anyone who has a slide/negative scanner should be able to digitize them for you and then you can get prints. Thanks GP
Jan 15, 2014 22:13:32 #
127 is 46mm wide. 35mm is 38mm wide with the perforations. Adjustable reels can allow 35mm, 127 and 120
Jan 15, 2014 22:15:29 #
Thanks GP, and you are right they are processed. I will inquire if anyone has a slide/neg scanner.
Thanks for the info.
Thanks for the info.
Jan 15, 2014 23:08:15 #
High quality, inexpensive processing for 127 film is available from:
Blue Moon Camera in Portland, Oregon
Old School Photo Lab in Dover, New Hampshire.
The Darkroom in California
Dwayne's Photo in Parsons, Kansas..
Blue Moon Camera in Portland, Oregon
Old School Photo Lab in Dover, New Hampshire.
The Darkroom in California
Dwayne's Photo in Parsons, Kansas..
Jan 16, 2014 00:23:06 #
You have the processed film or negitives. I don't know but I would think a specialty camera or film processor would be able to. If the negatives are processed all you need is an enlarger and three trays and some chemicals.
I developed some negitives one time when I was in my midle 40's that was taken when I was under 5. That was kind of neat. It took me quite awhile to find a tank at flea market to process the negitives. They are worth processing if you can get it done. I got rid of all my darkroom equipment and camera equipment also. I have been gathering a few camera's and the like.
I developed some negitives one time when I was in my midle 40's that was taken when I was under 5. That was kind of neat. It took me quite awhile to find a tank at flea market to process the negitives. They are worth processing if you can get it done. I got rid of all my darkroom equipment and camera equipment also. I have been gathering a few camera's and the like.
Jan 16, 2014 00:27:07 #
Hi yes that is right I wasn't thinking about scanning. They have a some small scanners that cost about $100 and There is lot of places that scan negitives and slides and digitise them.
Jan 16, 2014 08:20:27 #
I have a canon 9000f scanner which has holders for 127 film and would scann them with no problem, you should have no problem finding a local do do the job for you
Jan 16, 2014 09:30:06 #
Watchful wrote:
Recently, while cleaning out my Dad's stuff, I fou... (show quote)
I think that's the larger type of negs, about 4&1/2" by 5 or 6"?
I did a heap of them a while back but bought a scanner that did B&W negs.
The Epson V500 was my choice & worked wonderfully.
Their size was a little wider than the actual scanning strip which meant I lost a little down the length of the film.
This wasn't a problem in that a little sky or foreground was expendable & I positioned the neg to suit.
There is a frame to hold the film but it's restrictive so I manually positioned the film on the glass.
Others have suggested the V600 which is just the next most expensive model.
Not sure it is any better than 500 but they do a great job. I love mine!
If they're the smaller sized negs, you can do 2 at once, which cuts the time down. It is a slow process but it's worth the effort.
Attd is an example of a 90 year old pic.
Jan 16, 2014 09:37:33 #
Danilo wrote:
Just as general information:
127 roll film is the same width as 35mm film, and anyone who is set up to process their own 35mm film could also process the 127 size.
Just had to throw that in!
127 roll film is the same width as 35mm film, and anyone who is set up to process their own 35mm film could also process the 127 size.
Just had to throw that in!
I don't think so. The width of a box brownie camera is much wider than a 35 mm roll of film. There were quite a few sizes back then, 122, 125, 127 & all around the 3 to 4 inches across the aspect ratio was around the 3:4, but nothing like a 35 mm.
Where have you bin man?
Jan 16, 2014 10:18:49 #
Watchful wrote:
Recently, while cleaning out my Dad's stuff, I fou... (show quote)
Hi Watchful, About five years ago, I found about 100 old negatives from the 1930's of various sizes that my mom had. They were of relatives, including my great grandfather who who had passed on before I was born. I scanned them with my old tech Epson 2450, PP'd them, and then had them printed at Costco. They came out quite good and are a big hit at family reunions. It took a lot of time but was well worth it. Even found two pictures of an old John Deere tractor in use that my grandfather bought new in the early '30s and that my brothers and I now own.
Jan 16, 2014 13:18:31 #
Joe3
Loc: The Villages, Fl
I have put negatives on a light box covered with a sheet of glass photographed them and reversed the photo in Photoshop Elements. This worked great with B&W images
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