Kodachrome with Rockland Polytoner colour couplers

Caleb Hauge · Oct 22, 2023

Here is a very crappy phone image of my first color test of Kodachrome II A with the Rockland Polytoner couplers. I screwed up the blue reexposure, so that's probably a large part of the near complete lack of red. As for the lack of yellow, that was expected. Yellow seems to be a pain when it comes to Kodachrome development, and the K12 process isn't immune to that. I have 41 more rolls of Kodachrome II A (all expired September of 1977) and at least a dozen more photos on the roll this one came from, so I've got plenty of film to work with.

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Caleb Hauge · Oct 23, 2023

Something went wrong with my Rockland Polytoner kit, so I'm just going to buy the couplers used in the Mannes & Godowsky patent and mix up my own chemistry.

koraks · Oct 25, 2023

Don't mistake the silence on behalf of others as a lack of interest. I, for one, am following your efforts with interest!

Nzoomed · Oct 31, 2023

Pirateology is working with Kelvin Kittle to get an old K-Lab running.
Looks like they have been making some progress.
I will be first in line to get my film developed if they make it a success.

Caleb Hauge · Nov 5, 2023

koraks said:
Don't mistake the silence on behalf of others as a lack of interest. I, for one, am following your efforts with interest!

I haven't forgotten about it, but I'm going to be taking a break for a few months. I'm going to try to save up to get a Ford Model A before I graduate. I figure now is the only time I'll be able to afford one, since I live with my parents and don't have to pay for college or really anything yet. I've got $1200 a month and almost none of that needs to be spent. Once I'm an adult and am doing my own thing, I'll have way less money free to buy things and might never be able to get that Model A.

mshchem · Nov 5, 2023

Caleb Hauge said:
I haven't forgotten about it, but I'm going to be taking a break for a few months. I'm going to try to save up to get a Ford Model A before I graduate. I figure now is the only time I'll be able to afford one, since I live with my parents and don't have to pay for college or really anything yet. I've got $1200 a month and almost none of that needs to be spent. Once I'm an adult and am doing my own thing, I'll have way less money free to buy things and might never be able to get that Model A.

Good idea!

Kodachrome with Rockland Polytoner colour couplers

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