Developing a 45 year old roll of "found film"

[@Tylergray]

It’s incredible how well they turned out given the amount of time they have been sitting there

[@bradhagen1269]

I love this stuff. The process from discovering the old film to developing it. Then the wonder that comes from the images. Who were the people? What was their life like? What happened to them? Neat stuff. Good work.

[@ExpiredBren]

Thank you Brad!

[@MrHerrera805]

Wow, those came out well for being so old. Great job dude

[@TheMolch11]

Amazing! This pile of old paper is just gorgeous. If it is fogged you might use it for lith-printing These found films are just fun to develop

[@ExpiredBren]

Lith printing would be great to try with some of this paper! So far most of the paper has been reasonably unfogged

[@randallstewart175]

@@ExpiredBren These old papers, particularly the Agfa in my experience, survive well for decades if stored in cooler locations, like basements. They loose a bit of contrast. If they fog the white image areas, you can compensate by adding a small amount of potassium bromide to your developer. Check on line for ratios/formulas for that.

[@ExpiredBren]

@@randallstewart175 thanks for the advice! I’ve seen the results people get with the older Brovira and have been impressed! Mine has been nice so far as well

[@CoolCademMAnimates-fz1ui]

Shot 80 year or more expired 116 film. I want to develop it myself so I can control it better. Wish me luck.

[@ExpiredBren]

Best of luck!

[@richardsimms251]

Great video. Thank you

[@valantisjpg]

45 years and the develop was ''fine'', and im here worried if my 6 months b&w film in the fridge would be good after develop it. LOL.

[@ExpiredBren]

B&W film can be crazy that way! In my video ‘How Collecting Found Film Improved My Photography’ I get some even crazier results with a roll of film exposed in the 70s.

[@linusfotograf]

Cool concept for a video. Would love to see more of you going through old stuff you buy

[@ExpiredBren]

I should do another video soon! I've got plenty of old finds in the garage still haha

[@linusfotograf]

@@ExpiredBren Please do

[@MarksPhoto]

Those snap cap 35mm cartridges are the best for reloading, and not available anymore. Great find there.

[@ExpiredBren]

I’ve been using them quite a bit lately!

[@raccoon.443]

Bro i counted 5 actual blinks this vid. You are a staring contest god. Also I love seeing old rolls developed!

[@ExpiredBren]

I think if I were in a staring contest I might fold under the pressure 😂

[@zakaroonetwork777]

I think he is not Blinking from the Developer chemicals messing with his brain chemistry.

[@randomrando8350]

Maybe he's blinking when you're blinking.

[@tgchism]

Nicely done! I Recently purchased an Ansco Isolette camera which had a roll of C-22 color film in it. There were 10 out of 12 shots that came out fairly well using B&W developer. It was pretty exciting. Shots of people visiting at Gettysburg Battlefield memorials and other shots of people.

[@ExpiredBren]

It’s pretty remarkable that you got visible images from C-22! 50 year old latent images of Gettysburg just waiting for the right person

[@tgchism]

@@ExpiredBren I was thrilled they came out but they're a bit eerie to look at.

[@Ed.Focuss]

Great video. 🔥🔥🔥

[@ExpiredBren]

Thank you!

[@MezeiEugen]

- Knowing 620 is the same as 120 in terms of the film strip, why the question about how to develop it differently? - I still would try to scan the second roll. Often the scanner captures some faint images our eyes don't see. With digital enchancement that faint image can be made to something usable up to decent. - I guess the 620 roll was the older one. The bigger image size (6x9 cm?) could speak for that. - Why give the prints back to the previous owner? So he could put them out the curb or throw away? If he had any interest in them, he would not have sold them. - Is the music from the Rockford Files?

[@5diezfun]

Great result for really old shots. Couldn't I ask you for an advice? I've found a forgotten USSR film approximately shot in 1960's. There are an appropriate replacement for the HC-110? It's very difficult to buy the original one in my country. I have an access to generics (non-Kodak developers cooked with the same - I hope - formula) and to other developers: Microphen, Pyrocat, D76, D23, paper developers. What the time and temperature mode did you use for this film?

[@ExpiredBren]

I’ve found non-Kodak HC-110 chemistry to work just as well for expired film. For this film I used Dilution B at 20 degrees (68 Fahrenheit) for approximately 5-6 minutes. In the end it was just a shot in the dark

[@dalehammond1749]

You did a good job. We don't always win with the old film. Maybe sometime try Diafine developer. Just a hint.

[@ExpiredBren]

Thanks for the tip! I’ll look into getting some

[@jezjoseph]

How did 620 work? Load the into 120 tank ok ?

[@ExpiredBren]

Yep it was no problem, as the width of both formats was practically the same!

[@zakaroonetwork777]

I have 200 Rolls of Exposed Film from early 2000's, they have been in my refrigerator all this time, its time to Develop them, Any Advice?

[@ExpiredBren]

Are they black and white, transparency film, or C-41? It would be an awesome, but insanely lengthy experience to develop them all

[@ThePolaroid669]

damn you're gorgeous!