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Mostly in a search for some 127 Baking paper and spools to try and respool my 46mm HP5 from last year, I stumbled upon some Very Old 127 film on e-bay.
I eventually received in the mail from France a Brick of Ilford FP4 (Not Plus) and a Brick of Agfa ISU 400 film, both of which expired in about 1973, which is about the time I first set foot into a darkroom. First experiment came out of the tank tonight.
AGFA was just wrapped in Foil without being sealed. took one roll and ran it through a Bakelite Brownie 127. figuring the speed would be down a lot. Film came out of the tank today after developing for 5 minutes in HC110 B. Very faint image. The AGFA L ISU edge print was visible after being put there 40 years ago, in fact it was denser than the Images from the Brownie.
ILFORD fared a touch better, Roll was heat sealed in Foil, but one flange of the spool was a touch rusty. (
) Shot it at 50 ISO in my Saywers IV. Developed in the same reel in the same batch... VERY strong image, the film may actually still have factory speed. Edge printing was not clear but may have been on the side with the Rust. Unfortunately, there are several spots where the Image has flaked off. I guess the emulsion stuck to the paper.
Both rolls are hanging to dry at the moment.
Not sure of my goal of using the spools and paper is practical as both spools I saved have some rust spots. The Seller told me that they have been in a basement in France since new.
Next try I will have to do slightly more formal testing.
I eventually received in the mail from France a Brick of Ilford FP4 (Not Plus) and a Brick of Agfa ISU 400 film, both of which expired in about 1973, which is about the time I first set foot into a darkroom. First experiment came out of the tank tonight.
AGFA was just wrapped in Foil without being sealed. took one roll and ran it through a Bakelite Brownie 127. figuring the speed would be down a lot. Film came out of the tank today after developing for 5 minutes in HC110 B. Very faint image. The AGFA L ISU edge print was visible after being put there 40 years ago, in fact it was denser than the Images from the Brownie.
ILFORD fared a touch better, Roll was heat sealed in Foil, but one flange of the spool was a touch rusty. (
) Shot it at 50 ISO in my Saywers IV. Developed in the same reel in the same batch... VERY strong image, the film may actually still have factory speed. Edge printing was not clear but may have been on the side with the Rust. Unfortunately, there are several spots where the Image has flaked off. I guess the emulsion stuck to the paper.Both rolls are hanging to dry at the moment.
Not sure of my goal of using the spools and paper is practical as both spools I saved have some rust spots. The Seller told me that they have been in a basement in France since new.
Next try I will have to do slightly more formal testing.
