Found Film: Agfa ISS, Agfapan 400, ORWO NP15, Kodacolor X

[Hal]

Hi all, just looking for some advice on how to develop a bunch of ancient films that have collected in a corner;

First up, a 120 roll of Agfa Isopan ISS, pink backing paper with a recommendation for Brovira and Lupex on the sticky tab. I guess late-50s/early-60s.

A 120 roll of Kodacolor-X for C-22 processing. I'd like to dev it B&W myself for practice, rather than spending north of €30 to have it done in the right chemistry.

Both of the above were found, part-shot, in 50s 6x9 folders. Those below are unused 35mm film, stored unrefrigerated (as far as I know);

A 20 exposure roll of Agfapan 400, expired January 1984.

2 36 exposure rolls of ORWO (East German) NP15. I gather that this was an ISO 50 film (15 DIN being 50 ISO), however not as fine-grained as one might expect.

I have ID-11 stock ready to use, and would prefer not to have to lay in supplies of anything else, since I'm moving in about a month. The ambient temperature in my darkroom and lowest temperature of water on tap is about 22ºC so dev times will be a bit shorter than standard. Anyone have any ideas for times and agitation in a small tank?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Fourtoes]

Hi, I recently devd a roll of Kodak Panchromatic from 1960, which had been sitting in a Kodak Vest Pocket camera, with ID11 (1-1). 20C for 12 mins.
It resulted in some great negs.

I just bit the bullet and had a go, it was the only dev I had.

 

[topoxforddoc]

I developed a roll of 35mm Agfa ISS 21DIN 2 years ago. It had lain in my late Grandfather's Yashica Electro since 1971. I developed in XTOL using the times for Agfa APX100 (guessed) and added 50% to the developing time to allow for emulsion failure over time - 3-4 inversions every minute. I ended up with printable negs, which show my Grandfather on a trip to the Vatican in October 1971.

Good luck,

Charlie
www.charlie-chan.co.uk

 

[Nikola Dulgiarov]

For the orwo, I'd shoot at 12 ASA and develop in ID11 1+3 for hmmm...about 15 mins, maybe in the 14-18 range.
15DIN = 24ASA,

 

[slawoj]

I developed last medium-format Agfa Isopan ISS (Emulsion No.: 16083082) exposed about 28 years ago (it was purchased by me in the camera).

Developer: R09new (1+80): 17-17,5 min (the temperature at the start of 20 ° C, at the end of the call 21.5 ° C).
Agitation: continuous for the first minute, and then for 10 seconds at the beginning of every minute.

 

[AgX]

I gather that this was an ISO 50 film (15 DIN being 50 ISO).

15 DIN = 25 ISO

 

[RobertV]

15 DIN = 25 ISO

exactly.

BTW publishing photos of persons (unknown) without permission is not allowed by European law. So you can not simple put all things on the web.