Wayne Posted July 20, 2018 Share #1 Posted July 20, 2018 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) If possible, can someone give me some guidance on developer and times. I have HC110, Rodinal, and Diafine. I shot the roll at 100, under very bright conditions. Also, I am expecting delivery of the new formulation of Spur developer, today. Thanks, Wayne Edited July 20, 2018 by Wayne Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 20, 2018 Posted July 20, 2018 Hi Wayne, Take a look here Agfapan ASA100 Professional, expired 1980. Processing?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stray cat Posted July 20, 2018 Share #2 Posted July 20, 2018 I may have a similar problem, Wayne - I have some old Agfa colour film from the 1950s I'd like to process. I think the best bet is going to be stand developing - an hour in Rodinal 1:100. I'd be really interested to hear of any other ideas - I'm sure people who have tried something like this will respond. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmx Posted July 20, 2018 Share #3 Posted July 20, 2018 I would try Diafine in this case as a „compensation-developer” and increase a little the time (4+4?) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted July 26, 2018 Share #4 Posted July 26, 2018 (edited) Depends how the film was stored - if at room temperature or higher, add one stop additional development needs for every 10 years of expiration. In this case you would develop it for a ASA 800 B&W film. If the film was kept in a freezer, you can use a standard ASA 100 development. If no development chart is provided, you can use a rule of thumb for B&W development which is that you add one third of the given development time at the base ISO for each pushed stop - in this case at ASA 100. So if it is 10 seconds at ASA 100, I would approx. develop it with 3 stops x 3.3 seconds --> 20 seconds for ASA 800. Edited July 26, 2018 by Martin B Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemgb Posted July 26, 2018 Share #5 Posted July 26, 2018 My general rule for films like this is 9 minutes in HC-110 B, there are so many variables that can affect the film, storage conditions etc., I find it best just to standardize development. I have never failed to get an image this way. It may not be the greatest image but it is always scannable. Recently though, I have come across a few people using stand development for films of this age, usually in Rodinal or D76, that also seems to work well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemgb Posted July 26, 2018 Share #6 Posted July 26, 2018 I may have a similar problem, Wayne - I have some old Agfa colour film from the 1950s I'd like to process. I think the best bet is going to be stand developing - an hour in Rodinal 1:100. I'd be really interested to hear of any other ideas - I'm sure people who have tried something like this will respond. I attempt to develop every film I find in cameras in charitiy shops. Black and white always develops well, colour not so much. The oldest film I have managed to get an image from is 25 year old Fuji. Kodak films seem to degrade faster and 15-20 years is about their limit, this is in C41. I have also tried developing in black and white chemicals and never had any luck with older colour film, I have always ended up with a negative so dense it's impossible to scan. There are companies out there that can often develop films of this age but they use custom soups that for obvious reasons they don't share! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted July 26, 2018 Share #7 Posted July 26, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) I attempt to develop every film I find in cameras in charitiy shops. Black and white always develops well, colour not so much. The oldest film I have managed to get an image from is 25 year old Fuji. Kodak films seem to degrade faster and 15-20 years is about their limit, this is in C41. I made similar experience - also, color slide film seems to last longer than color negative film. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemgb Posted July 26, 2018 Share #8 Posted July 26, 2018 (edited) Double post Edited July 26, 2018 by mikemgb Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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