Guest guest Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Hi everyone. I was going through an old trunk and found some old (1960's) negatives that were taken with an old Brownie camera. I believe the film is 620 and they are black and white. Does anyone know where I might be able to get these developed, without it costing an arm and a leg. I don't have a clue as to where the pictures are (probably lost), so as a gift I thought I would have these developed. I contacted Kodak and they no longer process this film. Here in the wonderful Rocky Mountains, they want $5.00 per negative, then .79 per print. I'd be broke!!! Any help would be appreciated. Hugs, Buffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Unless your film has been kept in near-perfect conditions (free of dust and light and temperature changes--it's, unfortunately, probably worthless since the chemicals deteriorate over time and with exposure to any of these things. However, if there is anything useful, it would probably be pretty interesting--a peek into the past. I'd try emailing York Photo in West Virginia and see if they can help at: service or try to find a friend who still develops B & W 35mm film themselves since the process is the same--just a different size. It's actually a pretty simple process if you have the supplies. ATFE2 , " buffywonder1 " <buffywonder wrote: > > Hi everyone. > > I was going through an old trunk and found some old (1960's) negatives > that were taken with an old Brownie camera. I believe the film is 620 > and they are black and white. Does anyone know where I might be able > to get these developed, without it costing an arm and a leg. I don't > have a clue as to where the pictures are (probably lost), so as a gift > I thought I would have these developed. I contacted Kodak and they no > longer process this film. Here in the wonderful Rocky Mountains, they > want $5.00 per negative, then .79 per print. I'd be broke!!! Any help > would be appreciated. > > Hugs, > Buffy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Buffy, i have been scanning and renovating old photos for a few years now. About a year ago I got an HP scanner that has an attachment that lets you scan slides and negatives. i have managed to recover and recolour some slides I took in my youth 40 years ago that had lost a lot of their colour. So if you know anyone with that kind of gear they could do the job for you. You can get some great modern prints out of those old camera films as the computer lets you touch up any bad patches. I have some over a 100 years old of my family, that now look as good as new. If I was in the USA i would be happy to test scan them for you, but you should be able to find someone closer to home with a scanner. Martin Watt http://www.aromamedical.com ATFE2 , " buffywonder1 " <buffywonder wrote: > > Hi everyone. > > I was going through an old trunk and found some old (1960's) negatives > that were taken with an old Brownie camera. I believe the film is 620 > and they are black and white. Does anyone know where I might be able > to get these developed, without it costing an arm and a leg. I don't > have a clue as to where the pictures are (probably lost), so as a gift > I thought I would have these developed. I contacted Kodak and they no > longer process this film. Here in the wonderful Rocky Mountains, they > want $5.00 per negative, then .79 per print. I'd be broke!!! Any help > would be appreciated. > > Hugs, > Buffy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Martin, Thanks for the information! I have a friend who just may have a HP scanner. I'll ask. I had given up hope of being able to have these reproduced as each photo lab I contacted replied, " Sorry, we don'tdo this anymore " . Hugs, Buffy ATFE2 , " Martin Watt " <aromamedical wrote: > > Buffy, > > i have been scanning and renovating old photos for a few years now. > About a year ago I got an HP scanner that has an attachment that lets > you scan slides and negatives. i have managed to recover and recolour > some slides I took in my youth 40 years ago that had lost a lot of > their colour. So if you know anyone with that kind of gear they could > do the job for you. You can get some great modern prints out of those > old camera films as the computer lets you touch up any bad patches. I > have some over a 100 years old of my family, that now look as good as new. > > If I was in the USA i would be happy to test scan them for you, but > you should be able to find someone closer to home with a scanner. > > Martin Watt > http://www.aromamedical.com > > ATFE2 , " buffywonder1 " <buffywonder@> wrote: > > > > Hi everyone. > > > > I was going through an old trunk and found some old (1960's) negatives > > that were taken with an old Brownie camera. I believe the film is 620 > > and they are black and white. Does anyone know where I might be able > > to get these developed, without it costing an arm and a leg. I don't > > have a clue as to where the pictures are (probably lost), so as a gift > > I thought I would have these developed. I contacted Kodak and they no > > longer process this film. Here in the wonderful Rocky Mountains, they > > want $5.00 per negative, then .79 per print. I'd be broke!!! Any help > > would be appreciated. > > > > Hugs, > > Buffy > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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