Yosemite National Park, CA
Hasselbald 500 C/MIlford HP4+150mm 

Yosemite National Park, CA

Hasselbald 500 C/M
Ilford HP4+
150mm 

Romanian stamp c. 1961; Gheorghe Ţiţeica.  From the Scientists series.  Design by V. Grigorescu.

Romanian stamp c. 1961; Gheorghe Ţiţeica.  From the Scientists series.  Design by V. Grigorescu.

Flora beneath Columbia Rock, Yosemite National Park, CA
Hasselblad 500 C/MKodak Ektar 10060mm Lens21mm Extension Tube

Flora beneath Columbia Rock, Yosemite National Park, CA

Hasselblad 500 C/M
Kodak Ektar 100
60mm Lens
21mm Extension Tube

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.

Romanian stamp c. 1966; Aron Pumnul.  Aron Pumnul was a Romanian teacher, activist, and philologist (someone who deals with the structure, development, and relationship of languages).  He supported the adoption of the Latin alphabet for the Romanian language, instead of the Cyrillic alphabet.
Design by Vlasto.

Romanian stamp c. 1966; Aron Pumnul.  Aron Pumnul was a Romanian teacher, activist, and philologist (someone who deals with the structure, development, and relationship of languages).  He supported the adoption of the Latin alphabet for the Romanian language, instead of the Cyrillic alphabet.

Design by Vlasto.

Note to self: When taking photos of stars, make sure to use the film black with low ISO film or else you get loads of grain.  Also, this is my 500th post.
Yosemite National Park, CAHasselbald 500 C/MKodak Portra 400VC150mm Lens

Note to self: When taking photos of stars, make sure to use the film black with low ISO film or else you get loads of grain.  Also, this is my 500th post.

Yosemite National Park, CA

Hasselbald 500 C/M
Kodak Portra 400VC
150mm Lens

When I read the recent news that the last manufactured roll of Kodachrome has been developed, it reminded me that I have a roll of exposed but undeveloped Kodachrome sitting in my box of misc photo stuff.  This particular roll was shot in the mid 60s by my grandpa or grandma.  It’s hard to believe it’s nearly 50 years old.
In the article I saw that the one and only lab that still processes Kodachrome is calling it quits this December.  So I have a decision:
1) Send this roll in, get it developed, and run the risk that the film doesn’t even develop, which is pretty likely considering the age of this stuff.  If it doesn’t develop then I no longer have this pice of history and have no images.
2) Hang onto this like roll of secrets forever wondering what lies imprinted on it.
I think I’m going to hang onto it.  If one day the mystery overtakes me maybe I’ll try my luck and put it through some D-76 and see what lies within, if anything.

When I read the recent news that the last manufactured roll of Kodachrome has been developed, it reminded me that I have a roll of exposed but undeveloped Kodachrome sitting in my box of misc photo stuff.  This particular roll was shot in the mid 60s by my grandpa or grandma.  It’s hard to believe it’s nearly 50 years old.

In the article I saw that the one and only lab that still processes Kodachrome is calling it quits this December.  So I have a decision:

1) Send this roll in, get it developed, and run the risk that the film doesn’t even develop, which is pretty likely considering the age of this stuff.  If it doesn’t develop then I no longer have this pice of history and have no images.

2) Hang onto this like roll of secrets forever wondering what lies imprinted on it.

I think I’m going to hang onto it.  If one day the mystery overtakes me maybe I’ll try my luck and put it through some D-76 and see what lies within, if anything.

Romanian stamp c. 1960; Gheorghe Cosbuc.  From the Romanian Writers series.  Design by S. Zainea.

Romanian stamp c. 1960; Gheorghe Cosbuc.  From the Romanian Writers series.  Design by S. Zainea.

Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, CA
Hasselbald 500 C/MIlford HP5+150mm Lens 

Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, CA

Hasselbald 500 C/M
Ilford HP5+
150mm Lens 

French stamp c. 1969; Europa CEPT.  Design by Luigi Gashara & Giorgio Belli.

French stamp c. 1969; Europa CEPT.  Design by Luigi Gashara & Giorgio Belli.

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