 Scott W. Hayes |
Can 35mm film survive My question is, can a roll of exposed 35mm film survive by being in a vehicle glove box for four years and still come out with good quality prints. I have had one that was found in the glove box of a 2000 Chevrolet van. The glove box is very deep and it was stuffed full of napkins and other items. The film was found at the very bottom in its original plastic container. Since the film had came out with god quality photos I am being told by my employer that I must be lying about where I found the film and they are saying that the film should not have came out. I have already contacted Fuji and where little help and I also contacted Kodak, which never responded. Does anyone have any documentation on this or know by experience about this. I need answer as soon as possible because my job is on the line. Thank you, Scott Hayes
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Mary Iacofano |
If your job is on the line for a debate over a roll of film, quit the job. Actually you must be kidding right?
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Scott W. Hayes |
No I am not kiddiing. I work for a law enforcement agency and they take lying very Seriously I need some documention because I did find the roll of film in the glove box.
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Brenda D. |
Scott,I work in a 1 hour photo lab,I had a customer bring in rolls of film he had taken in Vietnam,as part of some closure for him, he wanted to see what was on them, after all those years of who knows what kind of tempatures it was exposed to, they came out kind of purple, but with some color adjustments I was able to give him some decent prints they werent great but they were very good,so much that we could see the reflections on the wet pavement of a truck parked on the road. So no I do not think you are lying about your film.with the digital processing todays labs can do with auto corrections I know you can get good prints even with aged film.I hope this helps.
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Brenda D. |
Scott I hope you got my email response if not check in your spam folder.
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Alan N. Marcus |
Hi Scott, All films should be processes (developed) promptly after exposure. After exposure the latent image contained on the film begins to degrade. This action is known as a latent image shifting. Most shifts occur in the first 48 hours however the shift continues at a slower pace. High ambient temperatures such as encountered in an automobile glove box are most destructive. Additionally color films are damaged by “gassing”. Glue, paint, preventives, waxes, and the like give off gasses that accelerate damage. A color film consists of numerous light sensitive layers. Each layer will react to latent image shifting differently. All dyes used are organic and are thus fugitive meaning they decompose (fade) after a time. The red sensitive layer, after developing, forms a cyan (blue-green) image. The cyan dye coupler used to produce the cyan dye is most fugitive. After developing, a reduced cyan content will be unable to offset the other two colors which are yellow and magenta (blue-red). Yellow + magenta yields red. Thus the most prevalent color error due to latent image shifting is a red cast. After developing the film is printed and the lab can attempt to correct the color balance error. If the latent image shift is too severe, black & white prints can be produced. Often the resulting black & white images will allow examination of the image content. Black & white film discovered 80 years after a failed artic exposition were developable and yielded images good enough for record purposes. Alan Marcus (dispensed useless techno babble)
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Scott W. Hayes |
Brenda, Yes I received your email. Thanks Scott
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Mary Iacofano |
Good Luck Scott, good info herre by the group. I hope you dont lose your job. Kudos to you for being on the police force. A dangerous job.
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Scott W. Hayes |
Does anyone else have any stories like Brenda's either old film or film that has been in a vehicle or in extreme elements. Thanks Scott Hayes
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Alan N. Marcus |
Kodak link http://1000words.kodak.com/default.php?item=454626
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