Agfa ct 18 developing

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hello...does anybody know how/where i can get 2 spools of Agfa ct18 developed?
i realise that these are very old but they are of a sentimental nature and hope that somebody could point me in the right direction...thanks for reading...keith
 
Well I would think that you could phone some of the labs "In where to get film developed thread"..................
 
These people claim to do it, I've never used them though so can't vouch for them, might be worth a call.

http://www.processc22.co.uk
 
These people claim to do it, I've never used them though so can't vouch for them, might be worth a call.

http://www.processc22.co.uk

Firstly don't just send it into any lab, as it uses an obsolete process that very few labs are now able to emulate and you'll likely ruin it if you have it put through the modern C-41/E-6 processes.

I've never used Process C-22 either, but they've certainly got some good results if you look at their gallery (http://processc22.webs.com/gallery.html).

If you use them though, expect to wait a few months to get the film back as they have to custom mix the chemicals for obsolete processes like the one used for CT18, so they wait until they have enough waiting for development for it to be economical.

Another option is Film Rescue International in the USA who have a very good reputation. They may be quicker as they process each film type on a 6 week rota, and postage back is not too bad either. They'll supply small scans online from which you can then in additon select larger versions of any that you want for a small fee. They use a proprietary process where they first get a B&W image which is scanned, and if that is successful then a second process is used to regain the colour, that way you get a copy of the images either way.

http://www.filmrescue.com/old-still-film-developing/
 
Firstly don't just send it into any lab, as it uses an obsolete process that very few labs are now able to emulate and you'll likely ruin it if you have it put through the modern C-41/E-6 processes.

I've never used Process C-22 either, but they've certainly got some good results if you look at their gallery (http://processc22.webs.com/gallery.html).

If you use them though, expect to wait a few months to get the film back as they have to custom mix the chemicals for obsolete processes like the one used for CT18, so they wait until they have enough waiting for development for it to be economical.

Another option is Film Rescue International in the USA who have a very good reputation. They may be quicker as they process each film type on a 6 week rota, and postage back is not too bad either. They'll supply small scans online from which you can then in additon select larger versions of any that you want for a small fee. They use a proprietary process where they first get a B&W image which is scanned, and if that is successful then a second process is used to regain the colour, that way you get a copy of the images either way.

http://www.filmrescue.com/old-still-film-developing/

Good call Samuel, I always forget about them as they're US based but I have heard good things about them but like Process22 I've not used them and haven't seen any of their processed films or photos in the flesh.
 
They use a proprietary process where they first get a B&W image which is scanned, and if that is successful then a second process is used to regain the colour, that way you get a copy of the images either way.

Now thats clever, I take it the dye is still coupled to the silver grain after the B&W soup so the colour developer just does its thing on the remaining dye.

excuse the mild thread detour...
 
Now thats clever, I take it the dye is still coupled to the silver grain after the B&W soup so the colour developer just does its thing on the remaining dye.

excuse the mild thread detour...

They don't mention any technical information on their site, but thats the general idea I think. The colour processes of today all start with a B&W step and the colour coupler activators, so I'm guessing that they've managed to separate the B&W developer and the colour coupler activators so that they can do them separately. I imagine there are a few versions for different films as some of the older processes used very 'dynamic' ways of doing it.
 
Agfa CT18 there is a real blast from the past! Gone all nostalgic now!
 
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Agfa CT18 there is a real blast from the past! Gone all nostalgic now!


Agfa was a good second to Kodachrome.....this was taken about 40 years ago and has only faded slightly, it's more interesting seeing it projected onto a large screen, as the subject was the white horse with all the lovely shades of green in Ireland

 
Agfa was a good second to Kodachrome.....

Completely agree Brian. I used to shot a lot of this film and to a lesser extent CT21. Sadly my slides have not lasted as well as the ones shot on Kodachrome and all my CT 18's have an unpleasant purplish clout cast:(
 
Completely agree Brian. I used to shot a lot of this film and to a lesser extent CT21. Sadly my slides have not lasted as well as the ones shot on Kodachrome and all my CT 18's have an unpleasant purplish clout cast:(

........If you scan them there is a good chance that you can revive them in Photoshop :thumbs:
 
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