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How to make prints from 40 year old 'Kodak Safety Film'?
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I have some old negatives, from about 1970 that I have found in my grandparents home. I would like to create prints from these negatives. The film does not look like other negatives that I am familiar with, the holes are only along one side and it says 'Kodak Safety Film' on the edges. I brought these to one photo shop and they said that their machines could not print these. Do you have any recommendations as to how I can create prints from these negatives? I am in the NY area. This website seems to think that the film is "Ektachrome MS 7256" http://www.film-center.com/stock.html Can anyone help me figure out what this is and where I can get them printed? Thanks for your help, in advance, Aaron |
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"Aaron" wrote in message m... Hello, I have some old negatives, from about 1970 that I have found in my grandparents home. I would like to create prints from these negatives. The film does not look like other negatives that I am familiar with, the holes are only along one side and it says 'Kodak Safety Film' on the edges. I brought these to one photo shop and they said that their machines could not print these. Do you have any recommendations as to how I can create prints from these negatives? I am in the NY area. This website seems to think that the film is "Ektachrome MS 7256" http://www.film-center.com/stock.html Can anyone help me figure out what this is and where I can get them printed? Thanks for your help, in advance, Aaron The film could also be the old 126 'Instamatic' size film. If memory serves me right, this film was width as 135 film, had holes along one edge with wide gaps between them to index the Instamatic cameras frame counter (and stopped advancing the film). You can check by measuring the image. It should be 28mm square format. If this is what you have, check www.frugalphotographer.com for info on getting processing/prints made. |
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On 2004-10-04 17:50:52 -0400, (Aaron) said:
Hello, I have some old negatives, from about 1970 that I have found in my grandparents home. I would like to create prints from these negatives. The film does not look like other negatives that I am familiar with, the holes are only along one side and it says 'Kodak Safety Film' on the edges. I brought these to one photo shop and they said that their machines could not print these. Do you have any recommendations as to how I can create prints from these negatives? I am in the NY area. This website seems to think that the film is "Ektachrome MS 7256" http://www.film-center.com/stock.html Can anyone help me figure out what this is and where I can get them printed? Thanks for your help, in advance, Aaron Aaron... Are there many holes, or only a few (one per frame?). then I concur, it is probably 126 film. All Kodak film was labeled Kodak Safety film at the time which only distinguished from early acetate base films (20's or earlier) that tended to cause movies houses to burn up in specatular conflagurations. It is probaly 126 film. If the colors look normal (ie natural) then it could be Ektachrome, which was a slide film. I would expect anyone shooting Ektachrome at the time would have it mounted as slides.... pro's in 35 mm might have them in not cut.. but normally amatures would not. Otherwise if they are reversed then it is simply Kodacolor negative film. Any of these can be printed, its just a matter of finding someone who can handle 126 film. 126 negatives or slides are 28mm square (the image area) (1.1 iinches, 1.1 inches) . You should be able to find a shop in NYC that can print anything... The other possibility is that is move film. Super 8 or 8 mm movie film. This is a continuous reel of film and has sproket holes down one side of the film. The images are 8mm .. hence the film desgnation. Tiny. There are plenty of services either localy or on the internet which will transfer the movie film to VHS or DVD. Jim |
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On 2004-10-04 17:50:52 -0400, (Aaron) said:
Hello, I have some old negatives, from about 1970 that I have found in my grandparents home. I would like to create prints from these negatives. The film does not look like other negatives that I am familiar with, the holes are only along one side and it says 'Kodak Safety Film' on the edges. I brought these to one photo shop and they said that their machines could not print these. Do you have any recommendations as to how I can create prints from these negatives? I am in the NY area. This website seems to think that the film is "Ektachrome MS 7256" http://www.film-center.com/stock.html Can anyone help me figure out what this is and where I can get them printed? Thanks for your help, in advance, Aaron Aaron... Are there many holes, or only a few (one per frame?). then I concur, it is probably 126 film. All Kodak film was labeled Kodak Safety film at the time which only distinguished from early acetate base films (20's or earlier) that tended to cause movies houses to burn up in specatular conflagurations. It is probaly 126 film. If the colors look normal (ie natural) then it could be Ektachrome, which was a slide film. I would expect anyone shooting Ektachrome at the time would have it mounted as slides.... pro's in 35 mm might have them in not cut.. but normally amatures would not. Otherwise if they are reversed then it is simply Kodacolor negative film. Any of these can be printed, its just a matter of finding someone who can handle 126 film. 126 negatives or slides are 28mm square (the image area) (1.1 iinches, 1.1 inches) . You should be able to find a shop in NYC that can print anything... The other possibility is that is move film. Super 8 or 8 mm movie film. This is a continuous reel of film and has sproket holes down one side of the film. The images are 8mm .. hence the film desgnation. Tiny. There are plenty of services either localy or on the internet which will transfer the movie film to VHS or DVD. Jim |
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