Somehow I missed this video. A lot of live action film that would have been lost forever had you not rescued it. You make this look easy but those of us who travel these paths know better. Well done as always. The only "luck" I've had with old Kodachrome movie film is when I shot it myself. P.S. Some of those cheap Kodak Instamatic Super 8 movie cameras had defective motors and the film rate was messed up. I had one myself and recently digitized some footage down to a very low rate due to the Keystone Cop thing.
Very interesting video Kodachrome is a problem and you have made a good job of it would be interesting to try some using cafenol hc which I always use for processing outdated film keep up the great work
Mike, the Christmas one turned out best. Ben at zerobudget does a lot of caffeinol with good results. It's a bit of alchemy that's beyond my chemistry background. But if you make enough and it doesn't work you've got left over coffee to drink. Plus a few additives LOL.
Thanks, Barry! I love watching Ben and his antics, such a fun dude!! ...and yes, there really is nothing like a warm cup of leftover Caffenol in the morning!! 🤣🤣
Great video Mike. I was wondering just exactly how you did the test strips, thanks for the explanation. These came out well for Kodachrome. The Christmas scenes were actually crisp BW. Even without color Kodachrome still shines sometimes .
I found a Kodachrome II Super 8 Film cartridge. My Dad had to have taken it and It has to be from the 60's. Any suggestions on where or who I can send it to for developing?
Well, that's a good question. I've processed a few rolls of Kodachrome II and must say, it's one of the hardest to get any discernible images from. I should say, it's toughest when the images were shot years ago vs shot now on this old stock. With that said, if you want me to try, I only charge $20 to process and $10 to scan (unless there's no images, then of course no charge for scan). Feel free to email me anytime at filmboy24@gmail.com and we can discuss.
The film with the Christmas scenes came out very good and had great contrast. I haven’t seen that too often in all the old K40 rolls I’ve seen posted online. The partially exposed K40 roll I just finished broke off inside the cartridge when getting ready to load the Lomo. That’s gonna be fun to get that one processed 🙂. So switched to plan B and today will develop another partially exposed roll of E160G.
That's a bummer, Dave. I've had that happen to me before too. Ended up using channel lock pliers and breaking the cart in half to get the rest of the film out. Plan B sounds like a good one :)
@@Filmboy24 Oh well, good practice I guess. The E160 roll looked just like really fogged Kodachrome with a few ghost images, but nothing worth keeping or posting. The E160 roll also broke which I didn't know until later, no wonder my tank loaded so easy :). The film broke almost exactly where I started finishing the roll, so I suspect both rolls were subjected to very high temperatures and the film had become brittle particularly at the small section at the cartridge film gate, which is where it broke on the E160. Its been a bad week in terms of my film hobby. My best camera (the Canon) is now useless unless I manage to get it fixed at a reasonable price. The aperture reading in the viewfinder is now inoperative, meaning I have no way of knowing what the aperture is set for. With the camera empty I looked inside the film compartment and the aperture does change when the manual lever is used but of course no way of knowing what its set for when filming. Guess I could use neutral density filters (which I have) and shoot wide open, which of course means no depth of field. The Brownie roll I shot is yet to be developed. I bought a little nicer one which I haven't received yet, so hopefully one or both of those will keep me going in the hobby. Sorry for the long comment.
@@gtrplayer1000 You know, there have been many times when I just felt like tossing in the towel with all of this film stuff. Some days it simply feels like the film gods are pouring fixer all over me. I usually just step back for a few days, then my love for this stuff creeps right back in. Good coffee & deep breaths...
I always process this old stuff as a negative (can't be projected, only scanned), however it is possible to process it as a reversal (positive). The chemicals for this process can be pretty nasty, which is why I usually stay away from them.
@@Filmboy24 ok, I design theatrical escape rooms and I want to have the participants to project the film to reveal a clue (with the assistance of an in character attendant of course). Unfortunately kodachrome 40 is the only super 8 sound film I've been able to get my hands on blank. I could always go down to standard 8 and make it silent (amd use my nicer looking 8mm projector) but I feel it would be more interesting for it to be sound. Hopefully someone will start offering k40 reversal developing here in Australia by the time I have to do it next year
We have some old Kodachrome film too, do you still develop it? I would say minimum from the 1980s. Do you think there could still be a good image from it?
Hi there, I've processed quite a bit of old Kodachrome. It can be tricky to get decent images from it but not impossible. Please feel free to email me at filmboy24@gmail.com if you want to discuss. Thanks!!
Hello. My mother just passed away and I’ve got one Kodachrome 40 movie film type A and need help with developing. Thanks in advance for anything you can do.
Hi Kevin, sorry to hear about your mother. That is a very tough film to process, especially if it was shot many years ago. You can truly expect anything between kind of discernible images to nothing at all. It's really hard to know without doing some tests with it. Feel free to email me at: filmboy24@gmail.com if you would like to discuss further.
Wow that’s pretty wild! On roll #4, that house looks almost exactly the same as my grandparents house! I mean from the fireplace to the furniture placement, nearly identical! P.S I have messed with developing my own 16 & super 8mm Kodachrome with different developers and such and yes it’s very hit or miss. Btw, did you develop them as a negative or try to do it as a reversal? I’ve done both. With reversal black and white I had to modify the bleach to make it work. If you’re interested in that I could explain my recipe to you. Anyhow, nice presentation as always!
Thank you, Jesse!! Pretty crazy about the layout of that house for sure. I processed these all as a negative. I have done some reversal experiments in the past and never have had much luck. I kind of limit myself to chemicals that are on the less toxic side and some of the bleach is really nasty. I've used peroxide / acetic acid, which isn't too bad but never gotten decent results. I would love to hear about your bleach, thanks!!
Filmboy24 Here’s a link to a video and recipe that I used. ruclips.net/video/mzv8PI1T1Do/видео.html. This guy really knows his stuff. Have also got decent results using D94 with the same bleach as well.
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k40 can be tricky but you got some good images great work Mike! I really dig your channel as well bud, cheers!!
Thank you, Manny!!
Wow... VERY informative... And pleasant to watch...!
Appreciated... I'm learning bit by bit...
Thanks so much...
Thank you!!
Good job Miguel, nice work.
Thanks, Pop!!
Somehow I missed this video. A lot of live action film that would have been lost forever had you not rescued it. You make this look easy but those of us who travel these paths know better. Well done as always. The only "luck" I've had with old Kodachrome movie film is when I shot it myself. P.S. Some of those cheap Kodak Instamatic Super 8 movie cameras had defective motors and the film rate was messed up. I had one myself and recently digitized some footage down to a very low rate due to the Keystone Cop thing.
Thank you, Dale!! This whole thing is such a labor of love :)
Very interesting video Kodachrome is a problem and you have made a good job of it would be interesting to try some using cafenol hc which I always use for processing outdated film keep up the great work
Thank you, Robert!! I'll probably be revisiting Caffenol again soon.
Mike, the Christmas one turned out best. Ben at zerobudget does a lot of caffeinol with good results. It's a bit of alchemy that's beyond my chemistry background. But if you make enough and it doesn't work you've got left over coffee to drink. Plus a few additives LOL.
Thanks, Barry! I love watching Ben and his antics, such a fun dude!! ...and yes, there really is nothing like a warm cup of leftover Caffenol in the morning!! 🤣🤣
Hi Ya Mike, yes noticed from the cars probably shot in early 80's
Thanks, Lyndon!!
Great video Mike. I was wondering just exactly how you did the test strips, thanks for the explanation. These came out well for Kodachrome. The Christmas scenes were actually crisp BW. Even without color Kodachrome still shines sometimes .
Thank you, Cecil!! It's pretty imperative to test this old Kodachrome. Seems like no 2 rolls process the same anymore.
magnificent!! some of the more detailed movies could be the perfect start to a netfix series!! I love it!
I found a Kodachrome II Super 8 Film cartridge. My Dad had to have taken it and It has to be from the 60's. Any suggestions on where or who I can send it to for developing?
Well, that's a good question. I've processed a few rolls of Kodachrome II and must say, it's one of the hardest to get any discernible images from. I should say, it's toughest when the images were shot years ago vs shot now on this old stock. With that said, if you want me to try, I only charge $20 to process and $10 to scan (unless there's no images, then of course no charge for scan). Feel free to email me anytime at filmboy24@gmail.com and we can discuss.
The film with the Christmas scenes came out very good and had great contrast. I haven’t seen that too often in all the old K40 rolls I’ve seen posted online. The partially exposed K40 roll I just finished broke off inside the cartridge when getting ready to load the Lomo. That’s gonna be fun to get that one processed 🙂. So switched to plan B and today will develop another partially exposed roll of E160G.
That's a bummer, Dave. I've had that happen to me before too. Ended up using channel lock pliers and breaking the cart in half to get the rest of the film out. Plan B sounds like a good one :)
@@Filmboy24 Oh well, good practice I guess. The E160 roll looked just like really fogged Kodachrome with a few ghost images, but nothing worth keeping or posting. The E160 roll also broke which I didn't know until later, no wonder my tank loaded so easy :). The film broke almost exactly where I started finishing the roll, so I suspect both rolls were subjected to very high temperatures and the film had become brittle particularly at the small section at the cartridge film gate, which is where it broke on the E160. Its been a bad week in terms of my film hobby. My best camera (the Canon) is now useless unless I manage to get it fixed at a reasonable price. The aperture reading in the viewfinder is now inoperative, meaning I have no way of knowing what the aperture is set for. With the camera empty I looked inside the film compartment and the aperture does change when the manual lever is used but of course no way of knowing what its set for when filming. Guess I could use neutral density filters (which I have) and shoot wide open, which of course means no depth of field. The Brownie roll I shot is yet to be developed. I bought a little nicer one which I haven't received yet, so hopefully one or both of those will keep me going in the hobby. Sorry for the long comment.
@@gtrplayer1000 You know, there have been many times when I just felt like tossing in the towel with all of this film stuff. Some days it simply feels like the film gods are pouring fixer all over me. I usually just step back for a few days, then my love for this stuff creeps right back in. Good coffee & deep breaths...
Another great video. PS , I love your shirt.
Thank you, George!!
Yeah, but we want color...!! Oh, what are we to do... Alas...
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Thank you Mike! I just got 4 free rolls of Kodachrome K40, and have been wondering if it's worth messing around with :)
Thank you, Vanessa!!
So is the film processed as a positive? I have some blank k40 sound cartridges I want to use in a theatre project
I always process this old stuff as a negative (can't be projected, only scanned), however it is possible to process it as a reversal (positive). The chemicals for this process can be pretty nasty, which is why I usually stay away from them.
@@Filmboy24 ok, I design theatrical escape rooms and I want to have the participants to project the film to reveal a clue (with the assistance of an in character attendant of course). Unfortunately kodachrome 40 is the only super 8 sound film I've been able to get my hands on blank. I could always go down to standard 8 and make it silent (amd use my nicer looking 8mm projector) but I feel it would be more interesting for it to be sound. Hopefully someone will start offering k40 reversal developing here in Australia by the time I have to do it next year
We have some old Kodachrome film too, do you still develop it? I would say minimum from the 1980s. Do you think there could still be a good image from it?
Hi there,
I've processed quite a bit of old Kodachrome. It can be tricky to get decent images from it but not impossible. Please feel free to email me at filmboy24@gmail.com if you want to discuss. Thanks!!
Hi Mike ! Did you process the kodachrome with caffinol or a different developer !
Hi Grace, I've used Caffenol on Kodachrome before but this particular batch was processed with Kodak HC110 (B formula).
@@Filmboy24 oh nice that’s what I was hoping for ! I am about to process some agfachrome with hc110
Where/how do you scan your films? looks great!
Thank you TR! I scan all of my own film with my MovieStuff RetroScan Universal Mark 1 (Mark II unit on order).
Hi, How do you reverse the film to positive ?
The image is inverted in my scanner software.
Hello. My mother just passed away and I’ve got one Kodachrome 40 movie film type A and need help with developing. Thanks in advance for anything you can do.
Hi Kevin, sorry to hear about your mother. That is a very tough film to process, especially if it was shot many years ago. You can truly expect anything between kind of discernible images to nothing at all. It's really hard to know without doing some tests with it. Feel free to email me at: filmboy24@gmail.com if you would like to discuss further.
Wow that’s pretty wild! On roll #4, that house looks almost exactly the same as my grandparents house! I mean from the fireplace to the furniture placement, nearly identical! P.S I have messed with developing my own 16 & super 8mm Kodachrome with different developers and such and yes it’s very hit or miss. Btw, did you develop them as a negative or try to do it as a reversal? I’ve done both. With reversal black and white I had to modify the bleach to make it work. If you’re interested in that I could explain my recipe to you. Anyhow, nice presentation as always!
Thank you, Jesse!! Pretty crazy about the layout of that house for sure.
I processed these all as a negative. I have done some reversal experiments in the past and never have had much luck. I kind of limit myself to chemicals that are on the less toxic side and some of the bleach is really nasty. I've used peroxide / acetic acid, which isn't too bad but never gotten decent results. I would love to hear about your bleach, thanks!!
Filmboy24 Here’s a link to a video and recipe that I used. ruclips.net/video/mzv8PI1T1Do/видео.html. This guy really knows his stuff. Have also got decent results using D94 with the same bleach as well.
Elon musk gonna buy Kodak and bring back kodacrome;)
Mmmmmmm, wouldn't that be nice!!