Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Kodachrome exposed age?
From: "Wilber Jeffcoat" <wilber@jeffcoatphotography.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 17:26:57 -0400

If the process is available, run the film. You never know what is on it.
Cheers Wilber
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From: telyt560@cswebmail.com <telyt560@cswebmail.com>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Sunday, September 24, 2000 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Kodachrome exposed age?


>On Sun, 24 September 2000, "Matt Morgan" wrote:
>
>>
>> Having sold all the pro gear years ago and getting back into it now, I
was
>> rummaging through boxes and boxes of photographic accessories in the
attic
>> today. Lots of good things that I'll start to reuse, but at the bottom of
>> one box, I found 8 rolls of Kodachrome 35mm, and two rolls of Kodachrome
120
>> which are exposed.
>>
>> I have no idea what is on them, but I'd say they were exposed at least
six
>> or seven years ago! Is it worth processing them?
>>
>> Anyone know a lab in London I can take them to? Or a full address for the
>> Wimbledon lab which I only have a PO Box number for?
>>
>> Thanks, Matt.
>>
>
>Matt,
>
>If they say something other than "Process K14" you're out of luck.  Since
they've been in the attic for "at least six or seven years" is suspect
they're gonners even if K14.  If they'd been in a freezer that's another
story.
>
>Doug Herr
>Birdman of Sacramento
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