Kodachrome 64 question...

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wblanchard

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Factory packaged, sealed and kept frozen all these years. Expiration date 1988. You still think its good to use?
 
you only have until the end of the year to get it processed so i suggest you take it out and fire it off :)
 
If anyone needs fresh Kodachrome (9/2010) - please see my ad - I'll never be able to shoot it all...
 
For what I know "probably" yes, still good to use (before end of year as bgb says). But because of doubts I would'not use it to take pictures of an unique event.
robert
PS I just received my last 12 rolls of K 64...
 
The dyes that make up the colors are not in the film emulsion, but coupled to the film during processing. I say go for it.
 
It should be good to use, though I have noticed that some of the older Kodachrome 64 (& 25) I've shot has more of a magenta cast than the fresh rolls.

wblanchard said:
Factory packaged, sealed and kept frozen all these years. Expiration date 1988. You still think its good to use?
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It's not dyes the problem, but that silver halide in different color layers loses sensitivity with time at different rate. Eventually going really off-balance.
 
Why does everyone keep saying I have until the end of the year? i plan to shoot it over the next 2 months if thats ok with everyone :p
 
It can't hurt to shoot it and find out. I've seen some remarkable examples both here and on flickr of film shot well after expiration after being cold stored.
 
wblanchard said:
Why does everyone keep saying I have until the end of the year? i plan to shoot it over the next 2 months if thats ok with everyone :p
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The only place in the country still developing it is planning to develop it until the end of the year. After that, you're SOL.
 
imokruok said:
The only place in the country still developing it is planning to develop it until the end of the year. After that, you're SOL.
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I always have my film processed by A&I Photography in Hollywood. I guess I need to call them and check on 64 processing. I remember at one time, they did it. The last time I spoke with Doug Morganstern, he told me they plan to process film as long as there are still film shooters.
 
You will most likely need to send your Kodachrome here, as they are the only place that currently develops this, now discontinued film. And you will need to do it before the end of this year! :eek: (Because after that, nobody will process it.)

I see that A&I only lists E6, Black and White and C-41 as the types of film they currently process.
 
wblanchard said:
I always have my film processed by A&I Photography in Hollywood. I guess I need to call them and check on 64 processing. I remember at one time, they did it. The last time I spoke with Doug Morganstern, he told me they plan to process film as long as there are still film shooters.
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Dwayne's is the only place in the world that processes Kodachrome.
 
wblanchard said:
Factory packaged, sealed and kept frozen all these years. Expiration date 1988. You still think its good to use?
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Freezing won't magically heal expired film. You old KR will still be good if, and only if, it was unexpired when it went into the freezer. If you froze it in 1987 it will still be good. If you waited until 1989 before freezing it, it will be out of date and, though probably usable, not at its best.

Freezing to around 10 deg F or lower will arrest aging almost completely. Film will still age very slowly in most household freezers, though a decade at 25-30 F is roughly equal to something in the range of 3-6 months at room temp.

Be sure to leave the film complete sealed in its factory package for a good 24 hours after removing it from the freezer. Don't just wait until the package feels warm. It has to warm up all the way to the core before its safe to open.
 
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