Using Kodachrome Film in 2021? Developing film over 40 years old!

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  • Опубликовано: 19 ноя 2024

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  • @mads7474
    @mads7474 7 месяцев назад +1

    That was fun to watch. I got hold of 18 rolls of K64 a few months ago, not knowing what it was. Your results give me hope!

  • @newq
    @newq 2 года назад +6

    Finding hidden, well-made content like this on RUclips is one of the simple joys in life. I hope the algorithm blesses your channel with more views soon because you deserve it!
    Also, I always wondered if Kodachrome could be developed as a black and white film, after learning how it works. Now all those eBay listings of old rolls of it make sense!

  • @HilaryWardhaugh
    @HilaryWardhaugh Год назад +2

    Thanks for this! I’ve just found a roll K 64 expired in 1990, so I’m going to take it on my holidays to experiment! Great to that I can process it myself too so thx!

  • @Flypidge
    @Flypidge Год назад +2

    Just found lots of kodakchrome slides in the loft, got a slide viewer and the image quality is absolutely amazing, 60 year old photos looking better than any you see digitally now.

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  Год назад +2

      It's such a loss to photography.

    • @Flypidge
      @Flypidge Год назад +1

      @@VintageInsightPhotography yes I agree, there is something special about actually picking something physical up and cherishing every photo, instead of swiftly scrolling through a phones photo library. The first thing that struck me was how genuine and natural photos were 60 years ago, every photo was a meaningful memory, now its more of a means to make yourself look as good as possible using filters. I don't think there is anything better than natural shots with natural colour.

  • @michelphilippeLehaire
    @michelphilippeLehaire 2 года назад +3

    Kodachrome 64, my favorite color film ever! I've been so sad when Kodak stopped making it, then when I knew that it was impossible to develop it anymore... In 1985 I was shooting the gorgeous French Polynesia landscapes with Kodachrome 64 in my Minox 35 GT and its fabulous lens, the Color Minotar 1:2.8 35mm. I got with it the very best reds I ever had with a lens.
    Great video!

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  2 года назад +2

      Traveling France and doing landscape photography sounds like a dream come true!
      Kodachrome was an incredible film to use. And was/is a legacy film too. The images are not fading the same as Ektachrome or other color films.
      Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @ohjajohh
    @ohjajohh 3 года назад +3

    Wow, I love the vibe from the pictures! Well done

  • @AndrewWaltonPhotography
    @AndrewWaltonPhotography 3 года назад +11

    So pleased you had success this time round James. The images came out great too. I'm not sure I'd be brave enough to go and shoot expired film though. 1985, what a year, I became a teenager!

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  3 года назад +3

      Thanks for watching and commenting. It was an interesting experiment. It certainly was a different world in 1985! Glad to help you remember your teen years. 🤣

  • @theoldcameraguy
    @theoldcameraguy 3 года назад +7

    Success! Old film, Kodachrome or not, is always a crapshoot. You just never know what you’re gonna get. Glad to see you got a lot of cool images!

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  3 года назад +3

      Yes. I was really nervous from the previous attempt, so I overshot the target!
      Thanks for watching.

  • @andrewfindlayphoto
    @andrewfindlayphoto 3 года назад +5

    Great charcoal sketch like photos and a trip down memory lane. I see why they call it the Blue Water Bridge, very Mediterranean 😎

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  3 года назад +2

      Thanks so much. People drive for hours to see the Blue Water Bridges and the water. Like most areas, the locals rarely see the beauty that’s all around them.
      Thanks for watching. I had a blast putting this one together.

  • @tonymckeage1028
    @tonymckeage1028 3 года назад +3

    Good Morning from New Zealand, Thank you for your great Kodachrome 64 Video, have a great week

  • @ellamaek
    @ellamaek 3 года назад +3

    Perfect timing with this upload! Today I popped open an old voigtlander I picked up awhile ago and found a used tin canister of kodachrome- going to try and develop this way. Hoping something turns out on the film.

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  3 года назад +2

      Wow! That’s a happy coincidence. Best of luck with your film! Let me know if you’re successful.

  • @22fret
    @22fret Год назад +2

    I have shot quite some rolls of KC64 back in the day. Man, that was an excellent film, I loved it to bits. I had no idea that it could be transformed into a BW negative...

  • @LetsClickPhotography
    @LetsClickPhotography 3 года назад +7

    James this was so well put together. Superbly filmed and produced. Love the nostalgic A-Ha theming - it was a good week for the billboard charts - some classics in the top 10 that week. What a joy indeed.The images turned out fine by the looks of it proving that even quarter of a century expired film can still do a job. Great film.....oh and love the Kodak t-shirt btw

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  3 года назад +2

      Thanks so much, Dave! I can’t tell you how much fun I had putting this together… well I could, but I think it shows. 😁
      Thanks so much for your kind words and continued support. I am beyond grateful for the community and camaraderie found here. 🎬 📺🏅🏅🏅

  • @CurtTerpstra
    @CurtTerpstra 3 года назад +3

    It's not a crazy experiment, it is called research.
    The images were good for the most part, but I did see one with heavy grain, and a couple of darker splotches in the sky near the edge of the image. This tells me that if you didn't overexpose as much as you did, you would have had dark images.
    All in all, it was fun to watch. I always had an interest in making a darkroom in the house but never had the room or the money to do it. Now that I am digital, there is no need.
    Great job.

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  3 года назад +2

      Thanks, Curt. I added grain in post, 😳😁. Thought it made the images look more authentic and (dare I say) Vintage! 😂
      The dark blotches are (shhh… you can’t tell anyone) reflections from the white lettering on my camera lens during the copying/digitizing process. My copy stand is still a work-in-progress. It will be really cool once I get it finished.
      Thanks for watching! 😁😁😁

  • @michellefisher724
    @michellefisher724 3 года назад +3

    Loved this vlog! A fun ride the whole trip. Thank you for taking us along 😊

  • @ArrowheadGarage
    @ArrowheadGarage 3 года назад +2

    With D76 you recommend a 13 minute development time vs your 11 minutes from the early video... about to process my first roll and only roll of Kodachrome found in a family camera bag God only knows how long ago! Thanks for the video.

  • @RussWeymouthPhotography
    @RussWeymouthPhotography 3 года назад +5

    Cool video, the film photos came out well, but then again 1985 was a good year for music as well as film. 'Take On Me' was one of the first vinyl 7" records I bought, since then I've seen A-ha live five times, once at the Royal Albert Hall in London where they preformed their first two albums.

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  3 года назад +4

      Russ, I’m absolutely speechless! Totally gobsmacked!
      Thanks so much for watching. Happy I could take you on a bike ride of nostalgia. 🚲📽📼📻

    • @michellefisher724
      @michellefisher724 3 года назад +4

      Wow Russ, that’s a pretty big fan of A-ha❣️ I agree 85 was a good year, it’s the year I graduated high school!

  • @TeddyWandererCamera-Bear
    @TeddyWandererCamera-Bear 3 года назад +4

    Good to see you managed to get some decent images this time around well done for persisting . Take care : ) Teddy

  • @Poverello2001
    @Poverello2001 2 года назад +1

    Great photos! I’m glad that you were able to get the results you wanted from this experiment. Back in the day, K64 was my “go to” film. I shot it all the time. What I wouldn’t give to shoot it again in color.

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  2 года назад +1

      Thanks so much. Kodachrome was such a great film! The world's a less sunny place now that it's been taken away.

  • @lukewoolford4354
    @lukewoolford4354 2 года назад +2

    Just found some 25iso kodachrome ii expired in 1973. Gonna try to make this work somehow

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  2 года назад +2

      Good luck! I have another Kodachrome video going live at noon EST today. It’s on processing it with B&W chemistry. 1973 was a LONG time ago!
      How To Develop KODACHROME FILM in 2022 - NO BS!
      ruclips.net/video/G2OBYhIyAEM/видео.html

  • @Herzblut08
    @Herzblut08 2 года назад +2

    What a great video and i'm so happy for you that it worked.
    Greetings from Germany
    Simon

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  2 года назад +3

      Thank you! Yes, this was my most successful attempt at developing Kodachrome. Thanks for watching!

  • @minifoodies9448
    @minifoodies9448 3 года назад +3

    Interesting I enjoyed ur videos 👍30
    Happy to see u friend and want to see ur videos more & more

  • @VintageInsightPhotography
    @VintageInsightPhotography  3 года назад +2

    *See the original Kodachrome experiment here:* ruclips.net/video/CBD82wj1xSU/видео.html

  • @bashorsman9354
    @bashorsman9354 2 года назад +2

    Hi,
    I have an exposed roll of Kodachrome 64 from the early 90-ies that i need developed just to see what's on it B/W seems to be the only way to go on this, can you advise?

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  2 года назад +2

      I’d use HC-110 dilution B for about 4:30. No lab I know of will process it due to its rem-jet backing.

  • @mariopiper9256
    @mariopiper9256 3 года назад +2

    I think there are some! @13:48, and resuming in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...

  • @throtol
    @throtol 5 месяцев назад

    I have three rolls of Kodachrome II film from the 80s. Tomorrow I will attempt to use it.

  • @masnsen1923
    @masnsen1923 Год назад +2

    Great!!! did you give it a try on ECN2?

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  Год назад +2

      Nope. Not sure HC-110 would work with a C-41 film.

    • @masnsen1923
      @masnsen1923 Год назад +1

      @@VintageInsightPhotography i did develop c41 emulation using bnw chemicals (ilfotec Hc) , i shot Ilford XP2 bnw C41 film and it did work very well!

    • @srfurley
      @srfurley 3 месяца назад

      Any colour film can be developed in black and white chemicals and you will get some sort of image.
      ECN2 will not worksince the Kodachrome film does not contain the couplers so no colour dye images will be produced, and the black and white silver image will be removed by the bleach. You should end up with blank clear film.

  • @thissidetowardscreen4553
    @thissidetowardscreen4553 3 года назад +4

    Great video! Really enjoy the content of your channel and delivery! Began my photography with film and slide film, moved on to digital around 2000...now been exploring both formats at the same time, though I tend toward the digital side for the convenience. I been collecting vintage cameras last 2 years, just ordered a TLR camera...what have I done! :)

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  3 года назад +1

      Thanks! What TLR are you getting?

    • @thissidetowardscreen4553
      @thissidetowardscreen4553 3 года назад +3

      @@VintageInsightPhotography I just ordered it, might be TLR style, but it is a Traveller. My cameras friends keep hounding me to get one, saw one on ebay in near mint condition, barely paid anything for it, either way I end up with a nice looking camera to use or display! Not well versed in these types of cameras tbh. The cameras I have been collecting are 35mm rangefinders and slr, have a series of Minolta and Pentax film cameras

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  3 года назад +2

      @@thissidetowardscreen4553, ah! One of the Kodak pseudo TLR cameras. You’ll have a blast with it. I really enjoy medium format waist level cameras. I really regret selling my YashicaMat 124, all those years ago. It looked like film (and vinyl records) were dead. 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @mkshffr4936
    @mkshffr4936 Год назад +1

    I miss Kodachrome. Best slide film ever developed (pun intended). K25 was stunning.

  • @andrewcroft2570
    @andrewcroft2570 Год назад +1

    Interesting video, I've got 2 roles of Kodachrome 25 that expired in 2009 so I've just ordered some remjet remover and D76 chemicals. I hope that I can get some images out of the first roll I used with my Canon EF.

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  10 месяцев назад +1

      Did you try? Did it work?

    • @andrewcroft2570
      @andrewcroft2570 7 месяцев назад

      @@VintageInsightPhotography Hi what temperature did you use for the D76 and fixer, please? there is no mention of this in your video.

  • @jkbish1
    @jkbish1 2 года назад +2

    how much did it cost to purchase and then develop a 36 roll of 35mm film in 1966? I know there was a range, I just want to get a general idea of what the cost was.

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  2 года назад +2

      Not sure about 1966… I was just a little kid then. In the ‘80’s it seems like it was about $5-$8… but I really can’t remember.

  • @paulcookphotography
    @paulcookphotography 3 года назад +4

    "I think it's supper time"...I thought you were gonna eat the cat. Cat is a fine meal 😂 I was 16 when this film expired, I barely remember 16, but thankfully I listen to nothing but heavy metal as that Top 10 of 1985 brought back some bad music memories (except for Dire Straights). Fantastic video Jim. Those images came out wonderful this time around, I had no doubt that they would! Lovely area the river walk there and the draw bridge is very Florida-like, those are everywhere here. I get stuck at them all the time! Really enjoyed it my friend. And to the person that gave you a thumbs down on a great video.🖕🖕

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  3 года назад +3

      That cat would eat me if he realized I was food. He’s totally food obsessed. 🤣🤣
      In ‘85, I was 24. So young and cocky. Never like Madonna, but most of the rest I truly enjoyed. Mark Knopfler is such a talented musician/composer. On the same level as Eric Clapton.
      Thanks, as always, for your support. Glad we’re sharing in this RUclips journey. 👍🙂

    • @michellefisher724
      @michellefisher724 3 года назад +1

      Hahahaha!

  • @RÅNÇIÐ
    @RÅNÇIР2 года назад +1

    Oh wow, does that shutter dial on the Olympus work in 1/3 stops? Very cool.

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  2 года назад +1

      Hmmm. No.

    • @melvinch
      @melvinch Год назад +1

      That is the ASA dial. Olympus shutter speed dial is located around the lens mount.

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  Год назад +1

      @@melvinch Thank you. Didn't occur to me that he was looking at the ASA dial!

    • @mkshffr4936
      @mkshffr4936 Год назад

      1/3 stop increments was common on ASA settings at the time

  • @Rhezoloution
    @Rhezoloution 2 года назад +2

    That looks great!

  • @JohnLobbanCreative
    @JohnLobbanCreative 2 года назад +2

    Enjoyed this!👍

  • @mcformica
    @mcformica 9 месяцев назад

    Cleaning stuff out, I just found a shot (but undeveloped) roll of Kodachrome. Based on the stuff that was with it, I imagine its from the period of time I lived in London in the mid 1990s. Any thoughts on trying to get it developed?

  • @rejectfalseicons1920
    @rejectfalseicons1920 2 месяца назад

    Discovered one in a lot of expired rolls off eBay not sure when it expired but would like to shoot and develop it even if the results are less than spectacular

  • @lifachannel9154
    @lifachannel9154 3 года назад +2

    very good content, good luck always friends👍👍👍

  • @dps6198
    @dps6198 Год назад +2

    No. The last lab that could develop Kodachrome was Dwayne's Photo. As film labs closed one after the other across the world. People who had undeveloped rolls of Kodachrome began to send it to Dwayne's. And they virtually ran none stop until December 30, 2010 when the very last roll was developed.
    Why did they stop developing Kodachrome? The lack of chemicals. Dwayne's ran their Kodachrome processing until they exhausted all the chemistry they had and could no order any more.
    There was a couple of documentaries that included Dwayne's.

    • @srfurley
      @srfurley 3 месяца назад

      I think in theory it could be done. Kodachrome has been hand processed, Brian Coe in a lecture at the FT in London once described how he had processed Kodachrome sheet film that way many years previously, and the lecture was a long time ago. He was probably talking about k11, but if anything k14 should be easier.
      Details of the k14 process have been published.
      Then you need the chemicals. Pre bath No. 2 to remove the rem jet is available, the bleach and fixer probably aren’t too critical. I don’t think the formulae for the other baths have been published, but you could probably find them if you really tried. You would have to make everything from scratch. Some of the raw chemicals would be available, but some of the more exotic ones, particularly for the three colour developers may not be if they had no other use, so you would probably have to make some of the raw chemicals by reacting other, available, chemicals. You would basically be doing what Kodak must have done on a small test basis when they developed, pun not intended, the process.
      In theory it could probably be done, but would anybody really want to go to that much bother just to process a few rolls of long expired film?

  • @berndp3426
    @berndp3426 4 месяца назад

    K64 (ASA) means in DIN : 19° or (ISO64/19) film speed. Those known legacy (lol I mean legendary of course) Super8 film rolls named "K40" from Kodak had a 17°DIN speed.

  • @KrishBright
    @KrishBright 3 года назад +3

    illumination scientist, experimenting new things

  • @CC-hg9un
    @CC-hg9un 2 года назад +2

    There HAS to be a way to still develop Kodachrome in color. My quest continues....

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  2 года назад +2

      I so wish there was a way to develop this wonderful film as color, but unless Kodak decides to revive the K-14 process, it's gone forever.

    • @CC-hg9un
      @CC-hg9un 2 года назад +2

      @@VintageInsightPhotography Ugh… I have 6 rolls of exp. 2007 Kodachrome 64 in my freezer waiting for the puzzle to be solved.

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  2 года назад +2

      We can only hope.

  • @hotspringstone
    @hotspringstone 3 года назад +2

    Check. What iso speed are you shooting this roll of film at? Thanks in advance.

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  3 года назад +1

      If I remember correctly, I was metering (sunny 16, actually)at ISO 32.

    • @hotspringstone
      @hotspringstone 3 года назад +2

      @@VintageInsightPhotography Great info for everyone and good call. Shooting at ISO 32 and overexposed by 3 stops. Thank you so much!

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  3 года назад +1

      @@hotspringstone, yes. Shooting expired film is such a crapshoot… and non-standard processing makes it even more dubious. I might try it again, for a hat trick… if I can get my hands on another roll of Kodachrome. 😁

  • @johnapperson7495
    @johnapperson7495 8 месяцев назад

    No stop bath? Nice job, great images!

  • @paulkennedycreativemedia
    @paulkennedycreativemedia 3 года назад +4

    Risky Business 🤪 may not be 1985 but these images are worth the risk. Great video.

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  3 года назад +4

      Hahahaha! Cruiseing down memory lane, I see. 🤣🤣
      I should get some Rodinal developer…
      🎶“I like that old time Rodinal,
      the negatives just have such soul,
      reminds me of those days of old,
      I like that old time Rodinal.”🎶
      🤣🤣🤣

  • @1973sonvis
    @1973sonvis 3 года назад +2

    Great video! ⭐️👍🏻

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  3 года назад +2

      Thank you. I’ll be doing a couple more follow up videos on Kodachrome if you’re interested. Probably this winter.
      Thanks for watching.

  • @terrywbreedlove
    @terrywbreedlove 3 года назад +2

    Worked out great ok now I try :)

  • @waltergodwin5220
    @waltergodwin5220 3 года назад +1

    My math is different. You counted three fingers for the decades to equal additional three stops of exposure. ISO 64 to 32 is one additional stop. 64 to 16 is two additional stops. 64 to 8 would be the third stop of additional exposure but you said the camera ISO was set to 32. According to my math you exposed the film two stops over. So are we looking at finished images at two or three over?

  • @johnpiettro4644
    @johnpiettro4644 3 года назад +2

    Hello! Did I miss in the video how you removed the notorious remjet black backing? Normally people have quite a hard time removing remjet by rubbing it off even after applying some sort of alkaline bath (Sodium Sulfite, Sulfite, Carbonate etc. mixed up with Borax). Your film came out clean after developing it without any hints of remjet left. That puzzles me.

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  3 года назад +2

      Me too! It washed off with the water before the developer. I’ve done this twice now and had no issues with the remjet.

    • @johnpiettro4644
      @johnpiettro4644 3 года назад +1

      @@VintageInsightPhotography Maybe not all Kodachrome were made equal? Yours is from a later production period and I'm probably referring to the older type like Kodachrome-X from the late 1960's. Could it be that remjet on older Kodachrome was more tough?

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  3 года назад +2

      @@johnpiettro4644, that might be true. I’ll have the opportunity to try this again… just got three more rolls of Kodachrome 64! 😉

    • @johnpiettro4644
      @johnpiettro4644 3 года назад +1

      @@VintageInsightPhotographyYour best Kchr-64 developing time is stated as 13 min. How did you arrive at that? Is that for D-76 stock? For majority of films I see the developing time with D-76 stock is around 6 min. Another guy on YT suggest 15 min. Why do these extended timings work and don't overdevelop the film?

  • @CharlesBonham-bh8mt
    @CharlesBonham-bh8mt 2 месяца назад

    Olympus made a lot of great lenses but the 75-150 f4 wasn’t one of them as a lot of the early zoom lenses were not that good. I thought maybe I had a bad copy and bought another one years later but nope, second one was bad too.

  • @Zecamilleo
    @Zecamilleo 3 года назад +2

    No.

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  3 года назад +2

      🤣🤣. In the 1970’s-80’s, Kodachrome was my favorite 35mm film. Vericolor III 120/220 was my most used. Both films gone forever.

  • @erikprestmo4900
    @erikprestmo4900 3 месяца назад

    Im my experience you overexpose and underdeveloped. Try 32 ISO and 17 minutes for better negatives.
    Also you do not show how you got rid of the Rem-jet, which is what will stump most newbies.
    Most newbies see the heavy remjet, think they have done something wrong and toss the film....
    And never pre-wash color film before developing (or any fim for that matter, it will just dilute the developer IN the film, and loose quality..... especially if you use a developer like D76, for like sy 10 films pr litre, after 10 films you have diluted the developer with 300 to 350 miliitre or !/3 dilution..... and that is a catastrophe.
    Since your film came out clean after the short rinse and the fixer, with no remjet, you faked this for a very important step.

  • @Ash2cents
    @Ash2cents 3 месяца назад +1

    Ok, I'm gonna be the party pooper here :
    1) Clickbait title, because it gives the impression that you're actually gonna get images in color.
    2) 15 min of you wandering around, with no pictures in the middle to keep viewers entertained.
    3) A number of grainy, uninteresting pictures at the end, and no big revelation : pretty much everyone interested in film knows that you can develop any kind of color film in B&W soup.
    So, sorry, but I wouldn't recommend this video, for all the reasons listed above.

  • @really3898
    @really3898 3 года назад +1

    UGH.. another one spreading the 1 stop per decade falsehood.

    • @VintageInsightPhotography
      @VintageInsightPhotography  3 года назад +1

      Wouldn’t “one stop per decade,” technically be “pulling” rather than “pushing?” 🤔
      Asking for a friend.

  • @LWRC
    @LWRC 24 дня назад

    What an epic fail! You did all that but didn't show the results!!!👎👎👎