35 year old Kodachrome 25

[dexdog]

I recently bought some old photo gear from eBay that included a couple of rolls of Kodachrome 25 in original Kodak sealed boxes that expired in 1973. So, is there any chance that this stuff is still usable? I expect that the colors would likely be off, but am curious whether I would be able to get any useful images at all if I were to expose this film, and have it developed.

Ideas?

I used K-25 a lot in the 1980s because the color rendition was so wonderful, especially for lavender shades that would always turn out pink on K-64 or the Fuji slide films.

 

[crawdiddy]

We don't know the temperature/radiation conditions they have endured for the past 35 years. But modern emulsions are remarkably stable. And of course Kodachrome doesn't contain the dye couplers of E6 films, so it's even more stable.

Try it. Chances are pretty good it will be useable.

 

[SolaresLarrave]

It will be usable, but be ready for a very heavy blue cast on it. That happens to old Kodachrome. I speak from experience; it basically turns into tungsten film... which is, of course, a nice way to take advantage of this chemical fluke. 🙂