Ferrania colour film

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I have inherited an exposed roll of Ferrania colour film.

It was inside a mayfair camera that I purchased.

The pink backing paper definetly states Ferraniacolor, although the film is actually on 120 kodak spool.

I have no idea what the ISO is nor indeed if it is slide film.

I only have facilities for developing b&w film but I have no issues cross processing colour.

Does anyone have any guidlines as to developing times ( using ilfotec LC29 developer) and/ or any other advice so I can possibly get to see the negative images.

Thanks in advance
 
Update:

I have just realised that the film was originally on a metal ferrania spool.....The take up spool is a kodak!
 
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Pictures of it tend to jog memories much quicker, if you could take a few snaps I'm sure it'll help - especially for those at the flickr group who actively shoot it, or may have shot it in the past.
 
I've shot FG200 not knowing what it was, it's quite a nice film. It's not as high saturation as superia but similar otherwise. (I scan it as Superia though as it brings out more detail)
 
Thank you for your replies

As far as I can see the film is 120 format.

The backing paper is pink...clashes with my eyes blue somewhat!! lol

I'll try get some photos up later today when I've finshed at work.

Thanks again to all
 
Please don't take this the wrong way, but If its C-41 (colour negative) process film, why not just send it to your local lab and have it processed properly, rather than trying to bodge it in Black and White chemistry? The price of a roll of film processing is hardly going to break the bank - even if it turns out completely blank!
 
Please don't take this the wrong way, but If its C-41 (colour negative) process film, why not just send it to your local lab and have it processed properly, rather than trying to bodge it in Black and White chemistry? The price of a roll of film processing is hardly going to break the bank - even if it turns out completely blank!
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Don't worry I am not offended by your suggestion...I was actually considering doing exactly that if it proved somewhat hit & miss affair and guessing developing times etc.

It obviously is a colour film as the backing paper reads "Ferraniacolor".
Wether it's a C41 process or not, i have no idea...perhaps that is standard for most colour films.
My only concern with a lab is will they really know what to do with this film taking its potential age? Perhaps they will simply stick it through a "standard system" and hope for the best!

I may have to have a talk with more than one lab to see wether they sound optimistic and confident!!

Nonetheless it would be somewhat satisfying to develop it myself........aargh you've got me debating with myself now !!! LOL
 
Just a short line to thank those who offered help....I took the advice getting the local lab to develop.....sadly other than a vague image of a country scene, the film showed nothing....Shame but was worth trying.
According to the lab, had the film been B&W as against colour, it would have had more of a chance of "holding" its images over the years.
How much truth is in that i dont know.
I have an old Kodak Bantam camera with an old 127 film in it which still has 7 exposures left....I expect this is a colour film which I will have to get the lab to develop too once i finish the film ...Maybe this time I'll have more luck with the old negs. Watch this space! lol
 
It's probably because colour film tends to be more complex, and the developing processes for colour have changed more than B&W over the years - and B&W film has been around for longer, so any technical developments and increments were small at best. Ahh well!
 
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