Kodachrome 64 12-min in DD-X = bulletproof

markbarendt · Jan 7, 2012

Had to try, giggle.

12-min at 68 degrees in once-used DD-X.

There are hints of images but even the rebates are black.

werra · Jan 7, 2012

But if there are 'hints', you might get _something_ to paper or into infotechnological appliance.

Just got similar result with Perutz Perpantic 17, expired January 1966.

BrianShaw · Jan 7, 2012

How were the colors? A bit muted I assume.

albada · Jan 7, 2012

markbarendt said:
Had to try, giggle.
12-min at 68 degrees in once-used DD-X.
There are hints of images but even the rebates are black.

You'd be surprised at what a scanner can do. Here's an example of Kodachrome dev'd in Rodinal. Like yours, film looked black unless you held it up to a light.

Mark Overton

markbarendt · Jan 7, 2012

Mine looks black even held to within inches of the bulb.

Not an important roll though so nothing lost.

tjaded · Jan 7, 2012

Did you get rid of the rem-jet backing?

If not, use some soda ash and then re-wash. You will be much happier with the results...

markbarendt · Jan 7, 2012

Ahhhh, that makes sense!

I was truly wondering why there were no rebate markings.

Now I need to get some soda ash

Thanks tjaded!

PKM-25 · Jan 7, 2012

I have 60 rolls of the last batch in vacuum sealed bags in the very bottom of my film freezer, they will stay there until someone comes up with a color process..

analog what is that? · Jan 8, 2012

I have sucessfully developed Kodachrome 64 i Caffenol, developed like C41, i.e. ca 16 minutes 20 Centigrade, the recipe was Caffenol CM, and remjet was removed just by putting the finished, washed film in a bath of diluted detergent, using two wetted fingers.
The result was fairly low contrast, thin-ish, but could no doubt have been improved by sucessive tests.

However the results was not such that I would start buying outdated Kodachrome, neither for B/W nor the vain hope that anyone can some time in the future resurrect the K-14 process........ in my book there is no room for slide film anymore, since even most film workers use a scanner these days and put their images on-screen that way.....

Christopher Colley · Jan 8, 2012

i have no problems with kodachrome in dektol 1:2 for 3-4 minutes with agitation the first minute and 5-10 secs agitation every minute thereafter.

comes out on a super yellow base, other than that all is good..pretty nice actually.

removed account4 · Jan 8, 2012

mark

do you have a 300w flood ( like for making azo / lodima prints ) ?
use regular photo paper ( i use cheap outdated faux ilford rc rebranded by photowarehouse )
and contact print dense film like that ... soup in whatever you have handy
it might be a 20 + second exposure but it will print fine ... and you can pnumericalize after that
that is ... if your magic light beam is too weak to penetrate your dense film

john

markbarendt · Jan 8, 2012

Thanks guys, I'm going to get the soda ash and try that first.

I do have a 300watt incandescent if needed.

hrst · Jan 9, 2012

Normal baking soda also works for removing rem-jet. Borax should work too. Something around 1-5% solution is OK. At least for ECN-2 films. Kodachrome's remjet is probably near enough. Just let the film sit for a minute in the solution and then mechanically remove the remjet backing (for example, running through your fingers) in a water bath. To remove remaining particles, you may want to repeat once more with new clean solutions.

Developers also soften the remjet like the prebath solution does, but nevertheless, you will need some mechanical action to remove it.

Kodachrome 64 12-min in DD-X = bulletproof

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