I love collecting old films and movie projectors, threading them up, and watching them. Inexpensive super 8 home processing tank made from pvc. Play back your old film in a new light with enhanced colors and picture clarity. However, if not properly kept, the film has a tendency to decay. Super 8mm film is a motion picture film format released in 1965 by eastman kodak as an improvement over the older double or regular 8 mm home movie format the film is nominally 8mm wide, the same as older formatted 8mm film, but the dimensions of the rectangular perforations along one edge are smaller, which allows for a greater exposed area. Process and scan expired super 8 and 16mm kodachrome, ektachrome into bw. The fpp now stocks fresh, regular 8mm film and also offers developing and scans of 8mm film as well as super 8 and 16mm film.
The new super 8 app recreates the experience of having an old school super 8 camera by letting you adjust different lens and filter effects while recording a video on your iphone, ipad or itouch. There was one place in parsons, kansas dwaynes photo, that used to do all the developing work even kodak. It is ektachrome 100d 7294, a 100 speed, daylight balanced colour reversal film. Our core services are super 8 and 16mm film sales, with additional processing and hd scanning, priced very competitively. Sep 04, 2012 a few days ago, liz and i went to wolffs flea market over the labor day weekend. Films making a comeback, but the brickandmortar neighborhood lab is going extinct. They did an awesome job with stuff i found in my grandfathers super 8 camera and sent in a couple of years ago, and they sent back some footage of. Disposable camera and 35mm film prints are available in as little as 7 to 10 days. So far ive been cutting off short strips and developing. Please do not forget to read the general conditions. This is on top of the 3 colour negative films and one black and white film that.
Loading your media play back your old film in a new light with enhanced colors and picture clarity. The age of the succesfully developed rolls ranges from relatively new say, 20 years and back up to 70 years. Super 8, regular or double 8 and 16mm films per 50 feet, that are entirely blank are charged at 35. I have just been buying up whatever cheap film i can find on ebay, i have both ektachrome and. However, the film inside your cassette is kodak kodachrome. Since this blog was first published on july 18, 2018 the film photography project has fully embraced the revival of home movie. Your transfer features a digital copy of your ordered items, accessible in your memorycloud account for 60 days. We are a dedicated team of filmmakers and technicians supplying a muchneeded resource for 8mm and 16mm film making, based in london, uk.
We process 35mm, super 35, 16mm, super 16, regular 8mm and super 8. Motion film for processing received by this date should be ready to ship back in approximately 10 weeks. Film for the next cycle must be in our hands by the cutoff date. Over the years, weve seen the rise and fall of onehour photo labs. Cinelab 8mm and super 8mm film processing and video.
We use only the freshest chemicals and have custom made tools to ensure consistency and the highest quality results. In addition, you can have photos produced from old negatives that youve saved over the years. I have just been buying up whatever cheap film i can find on ebay, i have both ektachrome and kodachrome. I have no information as to how the film was stored. For instance, super 8 and 8mm films should be stored in a cool, dry place. Apr 20, 2020 when developing old rolls of film over 12 years past the process date, the colors fade and skew towards magenta. We are experts in all areas of old film processing. All film sent to us for developing must be paid in advance of processing. All prices are excluding reels, return postage and 21% vat. Kodachrome k14 kodachrome k14 films older kodachrome process k11 or k12 kodachrome ii and kodachrome ii type a, made. I found a roll of undeveloped film from 1964 youtube. Years ago, people used to record their memories on film. This super8 laboratory can develop almost every film emulsion there is, old and new ones. Since the year the photo was taken is in one of the photos i know for certain that the kodachrome ii film when processed is 53 year old.
Film processing even in this digital age, film photography is still a passion for many people, and the processing of that film is a passion london drugs shares with you. Most shipping orders will go out same day they are. In super 8 we have a dedicated black and white film stock that has a unique look. The next cycle cutoff date is wednesday, june 17th, 2020.
This new ektachrome film is the only colour reversal colour positive. How to convert 8mmsuper 8 to digital video with a canon scanner duration. Turnaround for s8mm developing with a scan is 715 work days from arrival. Theres plenty of stock film to buy on places like ebay and other specialty film websites. Discussion in film and processing started by tibz, oct 30, 2008. Cost will include the cost of developing, placing the film on new film reels and scanning. The age of the succesfully developed rolls ranges from relatively new say, 20. The last lab to have the capability to develop this process, duanes, ceased all development in 2010. When developing old rolls of film over 12 years past the process date, the colors fade and skew towards magenta.
Nowadays, many people are transferring their old 8mm and super 8 films to the more robust and adaptable digital or dvd formats. This film was rated at 200 speed or so back in the day. As of the penning of this instructable that makes this film 65 years old as previously stated. In addition, you can have photos produced from old negatives that. Introduction i develop old still film exposed long time ago. Jake, the film has yet to be used, i am planning on shooting an avantgarde feature film on super 8. It is the first step after you have exposed your film. Ive been developing 35mm film at home with c41 chemicals and was looking at the price of developing processing super 8 film and seeing how expensive it is i was wondering if anyone actually develops. Cost will include the cost of developing, placing the film on new film reels and scanning transfer to standard or high definition. There is no doubt that the increasing popularity of super 8 film thanks in part to the film photography project and eastman kodaks new super 8 camera has the potential to make the format a. We do not settle for anything less and neither should you. For about a year now, i have been wanting to make my own home movies. They did an awesome job with stuff i found in my grandfathers super 8 camera and sent in a couple of years ago, and they sent back some footage of my 56 year old self feeding my grandfathers dog. Kodachrome, as you may know, is the film manufactured, and since discontinued in 2009, by kodak that required a proprietary process to developessentially a secret sauce.
Kodachrome, as you may know, is the film manufactured, and since discontinued in 2009, by kodak that required a proprietary. If the film is relatively new 2000 or later expiry, and was stored frozen the entire time before shooting, you can send an email to martin baumgarten in the usa. Please do not forget to read the general conditions below. Kodachrome k14 kodachrome k14 films older kodachrome process k11 or k12 kodachrome ii and kodachrome ii type a, made prior to 1977 double 8mm kodachrome is sometimes in a silver dollar sized tin newer ektachrome em26 super 8 cartridges which say em26 on the label. The new super 8 app recreates the experience of having an oldschool super 8 camera by letting you adjust different lens and filter effects while recording a video on your. Super 8mm film is a motion picture film format released in 1965 by eastman kodak as an improvement over the older double or regular 8 mm home movie format the film.
You will receive the processed film back on a reel digital files are made at request. He can process kodachrome into a blackandwhite positive that can be projected. Super 8 mm cine lab motion picture film laboratory services. This is on top of the 3 colour negative films and one black and white film that kodak make for super 8 see our film stock page for all the offerings. This starts out as 16 mm film that has twice the number of perforations as double. Super 8 movie cameras are a vintage motion picture camera first manufactured by kodak in 1965, which required the use of its own super 8millimeter film, a film stock that had an. Turnaround for s8mm developing with a scan is 715 work days from arrival at the lab, archival scans, home movies and films with old splices and other issues are typically 48 weeks. Trix has been around since the 1940s for both still and moving image. As my tests continued, i felt the need to step up to processing longer lengths of film.
This is a discontinued color film that required special processing. Current super8 film processing super8 reversal lab. Nov 29, 2011 i love collecting old films and movie projectors, threading them up, and watching them. I later learned from alex that the film i got was kodachrome, a type of film that is no longer processed. A few days ago, liz and i went to wolffs flea market over the labor day weekend. Turnaround for s8mm developing with a scan is 715 work days from arrival at the lab, archival scans, home movies and films with old splices and other issues are typically 4 8 weeks. Let us digitize your film reels, so you can enjoy them with family without the hassle of old film projectors. Movie films kodachrome process k14 kodachrome films made after 1977 older kodachrome process k11 or k12. How to process vintage kodak kodachrome movie film in. With over 60 years experience in motion picture processing, yale film and video uses only the finest chemicals by eastman kodak to process your film.
With over 40 years of super 8 processing experience our lab procedures are highly evolved for the best handling of small format film. We can also create dvd or blu ray archival masters. Play back your old film in a new light with enhanced colors and. Followers of my blog will have seen that ive recently been experimenting with homeprocessing super 8 cine film. In many cases, this is preferred and authentic to the time, but with our quality scans, these images can be brought back to life with applications like photoshop or try the photo editing application that likely came with your computer. What happened to super 8 film, and why was it so great. If you have ektachrome 100d, kodak vision3 or trix you came to the right place. Please contact us for processing schedule details if. Undeveloped films, disposable cameras to cd or usb.
Questions about processing old kodachrome movie film. Services include processing for 35mm film, disposable cameras, advanced photo system film, black and white film, 110 film and slide film. Pro8mm is applauded for being a onestop shop where super 8 film cameras and super 8mm film, processing, digital mastering, and treasured family archival home movies can all be handled by a dedicated staff with decades of experience. Developing the film was easy, but as you read, it took a lot of research and a bit of work to finally get the images. For my double 8mm films i have an old russian developing tank that can be sized to develop 16mm wide double 8 film and 8mm wide for standard 8mm films. So far ive been cutting off short strips and developing these inside a paterson tank designed for processing stills films. Ive been developing 35mm film at home with c41 chemicals and was looking at the price of developing processing super 8 film and seeing how expensive it is i was wondering if anyone actually develops super 8 film at home and what challenges arise from doing it or if it is even possible. So, for developing 25 year old film, definitely recommended. Please contact us for processing schedule details if required. The current film processing service is when you have a new cartridge and need a standard development. Super 8 movie cameras are a vintage motion picture camera first manufactured by kodak in 1965, which required the use of its own super 8 millimeter film, a film stock that had an additional 1.