An interesting roll of Gold I found today

[EASmithV]

Well, at a yard sale I picked up an unopened box of Kodak Gold ASA 400 that expired in 1999 for $0.75. Something odd I noticed about it is that is is only a 12 exposure roll. It has a blue stripe on one of the ends, reading "enhanced multi-purpose Polyvalent" On the back it reads "Kodacolor Film", and on the bottom it states that it was made in the Kodak Canada plant. Zomg, btw it is also the official film of the olympic games! It was probably sold in Canada, as everything on the box is written in both English and French.

What the hell is this stuff? I thought Kodacolor was a specific pre C-41 color emulsion, not a generic name. What is enhanced multi-purpose polyvalent? What is Colorsharp Technology???

 

[kevs]

Kodacolor is, or was, a generic name for Kodak amateur C-41 films; here in the UK it was last - IIRC - used with the Gold range. Pro C-41 films were called 'Vericolor' and had pants longevity. 12-exposure rolls were quite common in them days of yore. Can't help with the rest, sorry.

 

[Anscojohn]

I remember special three packs of Kodacolor. In each box was one each of 12, 24, and 36 exposure. Perhaps your orphan is the short roll from one of them?

 

[srs5694]

Wiikipedia has an article on Kodacolor. I can't vouch for every detail on that page, but most of the main points are accurate. I've got family Kodacolor X (C-22) negatives, and the first films I shot myself were Kodacolor II (C-41). I've shot other Kodacolors made since then.

 

[mikecnichols]

A friend of mine gave me a roll of this today he got at a government surplus sale. The expiration date is 2/2000. My question is, will I need a formalin stabilizer if I process it myself or will I be okay with what's available now?

 

[mikecnichols]

A friend of mine gave me a roll of this today he got at a government surplus sale. The expiration date is 2/2000. My question is, will I need a formalin stabilizer if I process it myself or will I be okay with what's available now?

Anyone?

 

[hrst]

You probably need formalin. On the other hand, if you just shoot it as a test with no important images on it, the current final rinse will give exactly same results, only that the long-term stability (years or decades) is compromised.

If you don't have access to formalin, there are companies out there that produce "final rinses" for "3-bath E6" and those usually contain the formalin. For example, I use "Jobo Professional 3-bath E6 Stabilizer" when I need formalin-based final rinse. Check that formalin is stated in ingredients.

 

[mikecnichols]

You probably need formalin. On the other hand, if you just shoot it as a test with no important images on it, the current final rinse will give exactly same results, only that the long-term stability (years or decades) is compromised.

If you don't have access to formalin, there are companies out there that produce "final rinses" for "3-bath E6" and those usually contain the formalin. For example, I use "Jobo Professional 3-bath E6 Stabilizer" when I need formalin-based final rinse. Check that formalin is stated in ingredients.

Thanks.....yeah, I probably won't be doing any serious shots on it...thanks for the info!