"Michael" wrote in message
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On 2008-03-12 00:04:02 -0400, "afedexman" u42034@uwe said:

I have a 35 mm film roll I need developed but I can't find anybody who
will
develop it. It is Eastmancolor #5293 ASA 250
I believe the company I got if from went out of business "MSI P.O. Box
2736
Portland OR 97208
I mailed it to them but it was returned and Snapfish said they couldn't
develop it either, can anyone please help me, I took photos of my
children
about 20 years ago with it and I would hate to loose the photos before I
see
them.
I would appreciate any help you could offer me.

Thanks,

Dan Qualls

What you've got is movie stock spooled for 35 mm cameras. Seattle
Filmworks and others used to sell it and process it, but they all went to
C41 eventually. I'm not sure any commerical lab will touch it now because
it gunks up their processing. Try Dale, they might still have a service
for it, but because no one's selling the stuff for 35mm anymore, I don't
know that they'd process it. It is a film meant for 35mm movies, which are
shot as negatives and then printed on film for release, so they sold it as
a film that gave you negatives and slides (they printed it on film to give
you the slide, the same as it was printed to make a release 35mm movie).
If Dale can't help, and if the successor to Seattle Filmworks can't help,
your last resort would be Rocky Mountain Film Labs. They process it at
great cost, but I didn't see 5293 listed, only 5294 and 5296. Hopefully
that's what you have and you mistyped the number. Anyway, they are worth a
try:

http://www.rockymountainfilm.com/

--
Michael

The reason that it gunks up the processor is because there is a coating on
the film ("remjet") that must be removed before processing. Standard C-41
film doesn't have this, so the coating will come off in the developer tank
and get all over the next 20 or 30 rolls of film thru the machine.

You could also try Film Rescue International for processing. If you shot
this film over twenty years ago, it's likely that there have been color
changes and the contrast will have decreased. Film rescue usually developes
old film to B&W and uses some 'tricks' to enhance contrast.

Public Service Announcement: Please do not wait twenty years before
processing your film!