Would be interesting to know what film stock it is. Apparently Kodachrome is the least prone to colour fading & deterioration, subject to storage conditions, while Eastmancolour is more likely to fade & discolour. I guess if it has been stored in the correct conditions & in the sealed tin it should be OK.
Tony
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john 215...... this sort of stuff was every where in the factory... the one department I worked in would test and repair projectors.... we would run some of the old films through... I recall one of Herbert Austin being asked if people would come to work at a country/ rural factory like Longbridge.. !!
when Longbridge was de-maning I was always looking for interesting stuff being binned... I had and ebay'ed for next to nothing BMC books by the load..
I even had large police stickers from the side of Allegros...... the last one I gave to a guy in a Police cover band! here in Australia.
Oh Gawd! I saw this and immediately thought I hope no one bids on it then maybe I can talk to the seller and check it out properly. This is a print and almost certain to be a very pink Eastmancolor by now. Kodachrome is a dye tranfer process and is guaranteed for over 100 years but very unlikely for a 'print' to be Kodachrome. It is also very likely as this film is in a tin that it will have vinegar syndrome and therefore a very limited shelf life. Whilst that is not terminal providing it hasn't gone too far it very soon will be terminal. Films made on acetate stock (which given its age this will be) need to breath so sealing them in a tin usually condemns them to stew in their own juices. I have a Slagle Racing 16mm film upstairs with severe colour fade and vinegar syndrome and that is now open and no longer sealed in a tin. That should prolong its life.
But if we can get this film and I can run it through the projector I should be able to get an aerial image transfer off it and then set about correcting the colour fade on the computer. Worst thing to fear in the dreaded vinegar syndrome that sometimes shrinks film so badly it won't run through a projector. The fact that the seller has not run this print sets alarm bells ringing.
But I'm sure it will be okay! Now everyone else please don't bid on it. If you can get this print John W. I'll do what I can to get the image and sound off it for you.
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It looks as if Mr Wood has got it for the TRDC!
Just the one bid - I really hope it's not an expensive ash-tray!
I'm sure it will be OK - and in the fullness of time we'll all get to see it one way or the other!
