[OM] Re: Ektachrome 64, exp 1993...

[Chuck Norcutt]

I wouldn't waste the money on development.  Several years ago I 
discovered an exposed but unprocessed roll of K64 that had worked its 
way into the back of a desk drawer during a move.  The film had been 
exposed in 1985 and I discovered it and had it processed in 2000 or 
2001.  The desk it was in has always been in a heated and air 
conditioned room so the film never saw any temperature or humidity extremes.

It's hard to say exactly what's wrong with the resulting slides other 
than they have lost a great deal of sharpness, contrast, saturation and 
have been shifted a bit to the blue.  After scanning I can improve the 
digital images by tweaking all of these things but I can't make them 
look right.  They have a soft look that seems not to be improved very 
much by sharpening.

Since this roll had important images already on it I'd still get it 
processed today.  But I wouldn't go out and shoot one.  I think you're 
bound to be disappointed and throw your money away.

Chuck Norcutt

Daniel Tan wrote:
> I'm about to shoot a roll of Ektachrome 64 which has ripened to a mellow
> old age of 11 years past expiry (exp 1993). Any last minute tips? :-)
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