Yosemite National Park, CA
Hasselbald 500 C/M
Ilford HP4+
150mm
So that post I had put up a few days ago about the old Kodachrome roll I have, well, it looks like I have no choice about developing it in D-76. The roll is Kodachrome II, which predates the more “modern” Kodachrome. Kodachrome II is pre-1976 film and uses the K-12 development process, while post-1976 Kodachrome uses the K-14 process, and they are not interchangeable.
So basically the chemicals/dyes for K-12 haven’t been manufactured in years, which means I’m SOL when it comes to getting the roll developed as color film. But, I can always try my luck with the B&W development*.
*For those confused about what I’m talking about here with the color film developed in black and white chemicals… normally this would not work, at all, but Kodachrome is different. It’s essentially black and white film and all the dyes are in the various chemicals. So you can put it through black and white chemistry, and with a little added work, you can get useable black and white image.
