{"id":209,"date":"2024-07-06T14:49:38","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T14:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomcat.ro\/?p=209"},"modified":"2024-07-08T08:15:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T08:15:59","slug":"acid-film-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomcat.ro\/index.php\/2024\/07\/06\/acid-film-rescue\/","title":{"rendered":"Acid film rescue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Film rescue for a (probably) Kodak VR200 emulsion from the early 90s. Same canister as a current Colorplus 200 emulsion, but way older emulsion. Found in a “thrift market” camera. Expired and shot an undefined time period ago – likely the 90s. Keeping conditions most likely hellish.

To add insult to injury, battery acid had leaked into it – emulsion seems to have been badly hit, and the canister was also corroded. I gave it a 2 hour presoak, to try and get as much leftover acid out. As developer is a base, it DEFINITELY wouldn’t have enjoyed it’s pH lowered by the acid salts (or whatever) were left in there. Battery acid scars below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Even so, either due to the remaining chemical contamination and\/or age\/keeping conditions, film seems to have been BADLY underdeveloped and color-twisted. Either that, or there was not much latent image to develop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Still, some images seem to have emerged – better seen in BW, as there was no actual color left. Judging by how the people and the house looks, I’d say early 90s, likely Germany\/Austria. These sorts of films often appear in Romanian markets, so…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lesson learned – this was intentionally developed in a separate tank, with one-shot C41 chemistry. Think of the damage this would’ve done to a C41 minilab developing line…

References about probable emulsion:
https:\/\/sniggiscameras.de\/produkt\/1x-kodacolor-vr-200-plus\/\u000bhttps:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_discontinued_photographic_films#Kodak
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