At 19:49 6/3/02, Scott Blackman wrote:
Anyway, I now have this role of Kodachrome-X KX 135-20 color slide film that
I need to figure out where I can get it developed. I realize, of course,
that there may be nothing on it or it may be damaged. But, never-the-less,
I'd love to at least try and get something off of it.
Suggestions?
Hoo-boy . . .
***DON'T*** send it to Kodak!!!! Current Kodachrome (KL, KM and KR) is
K-14 process. KX is a prior version of Kodachrome that requires K-12
(possibly K-11) processing. The film is _at_least_ 26 years old and could
be as much as 40 years old. Kodachrome-X was introduced in 1963 with the
Kodak Instamatic cameras (126 cartridge) and it was discontinued some time
during 1976 when the current K-14 Kodachromes replaced it (along with
Kodachrome II [and Kodachrome F ??]). This is Bad News and Good News.
First the Bad News . . .
It cannot be processed K-12 (or K-11). The chemistry is no longer
available. In particular, the color dyes cannot be had (they are different
from K-14's dyes).
Now the Good News . . .
It can be processed into B/W negatives, which can then be printed. It will
be comparatively expensive (about $28), it will take a while for
turnaround, and there's no guarantee you'll get anything usable from it
(due to its age). Rocky Mountain Film Lab in Aurora, CO, specializes in
processing old E-3, E-4, K-11, K-12, and C-22 films.
Rocky Mountain Film Lab:
http://www.rockymountainfilm.com/
Information about their Kodachrome II, Kodachrome F and Kodachrome-X
processing:
http://www.rockymountainfilm.com/k12slide.htm
-- John
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