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Old Kodak

Old Kodak Retina camera, old "NEW" Kodak Ektar 25 film, old Kodak series filter case that smells like cheese inside - why?
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Location
Home, June 5, 2024
Equipment Used
Mamiya M645J, Volna-3 80mm f/2.8
Exposure
4 seconds, f/11, natural window light on tabletop, minimum focus distance
Film & Developer
Kodak Ektachrome EPN 100 in 220, @40, expired 2002, Arista E-6 Kit
Hybrid Materials & Processing
Digitized with pentax k-1, smc d fa 50mm f/2.8 macro lens, pixel shift, essential film holder, cs-lite
Digital Post Processing Details
RawTherapee, Gimp, colors/contrast/dust
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Don_ih
Oh, the Kodak miscellaneous thing that smells like cheese. I have a lot of such things. Filter cases, a developing tank, a slide viewer, a darkroom safelight. I'm pretty sure it's the plastic breaking down.
 
loccdor
@Don_ih That makes sense! Because no matter how well I scrubbed and washed it, it never would go away.
 
Don_ih
I had to throw away the safelight (it was one of those ones that screw into a socket and came with three filters) because I could smell it across a room.
 
loccdor
You got your dose of volatile organic compounds that conformed well to 1950s safety standards.
 
First nice photo. I think Kodak used cellulose acetate (Tenite) which like acetate film can decompose, usually smells like vinegar. I really am not sure what the cases are but EK made everything possible out of cellulose resins thanks to Kodak Tennessee, which blossomed into Eastman Chemical, alive and thriving as a multi-billion dollar corporation. EK spun it off because it was selling commodity resins. Ha!

(Is Ten-ite, referring to Tennessee-ite??)
 
loccdor
mshchem said:
First nice photo. I think Kodak used cellulose acetate (Tenite) which like acetate film can decompose, usually smells like vinegar. I really am not sure what the cases are but EK made everything possible out of cellulose resins thanks to Kodak Tennessee, which blossomed into Eastman Chemical, alive and thriving as a multi-billion dollar corporation. EK spun it off because it was selling commodity resins. Ha!

(Is Ten-ite, referring to Tennessee-ite??)
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So interesting, thanks. I never stop learning on this forum.
 

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