Where to process old C110 film

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Hi all, hope you are well and lovely to join you!

I've a bit of a question (sorry, being first post and all, a bit rude I know!).

We have recently discovered some camera films in my mum and dads house, and wondered who would be able to develop them in this day and age. I know they would love to have them developed as there is probably family history on these films, we just don't know! The films are approximately 25 years old, so it is possible that they no longer contain images, but I'd like to give it a go.

We have 1x 24 Kodacolor II Proc C41, 2x Supasnaps 110-24 exp, 1x Kodacolor II 24 exp C110 Proc C41, 3x Kodacolor 24 exp CG110 Proc C41, 1x Supasnaps 110-24, 1x Boots Colourprint 110-12 Exp Process C41, and finally 1x Colour Film DX 100 ASA.

I don't really know what any of those numbers mean, so I've detailed all the writing that is on the cartridges in the hope that someone knows what they are!!

If anyone is able to suggest a place where I could send these to get them developed, I'd really appreciate it!

Thanks again, and look forward to hearing from you soon,

Cheers,
Chris
 
Hi,

Most of those are 110 cartridges and some sound like standard 35mm film.

35mm looks like this:

http://www.guidetofilmphotography.com/photos/35mm-film.jpg

And 110 looks like this:

http://www.pixmonix.com/images/Pocketfilm.gif

Although 35mm C-41 colour negative processing is still widely available, not many places process 110 anymore. Even so there are two ways of doing this, the cheaper and less likely to get good results way and the more expensive but likely better results way.

The cheaper way is to send it all of to a lab which still does 110 film processing (I use them for my Pentax Auto 110) and the 35mm just to a pro lab where there will very likely be better results than just dropping it in a 1 hr lab on the highstreet.

For 110 I would use :

http://www.photofilmprocessing.co.uk/110filmprocessing.html

But only order a CD rather than prints to save a bit of money (This CD will have a resolution of about 5.5 megapixels as thats about the most you can squeeze of of a tiny 110 negative).

For the 35mm:

http://www.club35.co.uk/cd.html

And I would get the super resolution CD, so its £8.50 + 99p P&P (which is quite reasonable for a CD of that resolution, you can get about a 12x8" print off it). I use this lab for all my 35mm colour negative

The more expensive way, would be to send all the film off to a specialist 'old film service' who will very carefully hand process the film and apply specialist scanning techniques to try to recover images with the best quality. There are a few in the UK such as 'Process C22' (who I would avoid at the moment as they have a severe backlog so it could be easily a year before you get it back although for your type of film they say they have almost no delays) and 'Old Film Processing' (who I would also avoid as their prices are extortionate).

The place which I would use is 'Film Rescue International' in the USA, their one of the best specialising in this area. Although when you look at their prices you may be a little shocked, unlike both labs in the UK they don't charge for rolls/cartridges where no images are detectable. When you select which images you want on CD, make sure that you also pay for the return of the negatives so that you can get them scanned in the future if you want. Expect to get most of the images back in B&W as it usually gives a better image than when processed in colour (outdated colour film is subject to extreme colour shifts, massive increases in grain etc)

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

If sending to the USA, make sure to explicitly mark your package ' Exposed Photographic Film, DO NOT X-RAY' or similar as any X-ray exposure would degrade the films even more.

If your willing to wait a bit though (likely a few months based on previous heard experiences), you could use Process C22 in the UK. Their £38 per roll/cartridge for process, print and CD or £23 for process and CD, plus return postage but you get every image unlike Film Rescue International where you have to select which ones you want. They will likely end up cheaper

I would strongly recommend the more expensive 'Film Rescue International' or Process C22 service for these films as most are more than 30 years old and will require specialist processing if you even want to get images off them.

If you've got any questions feel free to ask.

Sam
 
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To be honest, I do think that for most of the films that you've got, if you want to have any chance if getting the images off them you'll need to send them off to one of the specialist processing labs as C-41 film and Kodacolor II especially doesn't age too well so very careful processing will be needed, something which a minilab applying standard processing is unlikely to get.
 
Hello again!

Thank you all very much for taking the time and trouble to reply, with very comprehensive help. I've now sent the films off and eagerly await the results to see what hidden photo gems still exist!

They are likely to contain mainly photos of people who have since passed away quite some time ago, so will be a lovely "extra" reminder of them.

Heres hoping that something develops, but if not, it was worth a go!

Thanks again, and I will be sure to keep you updated with the results.

Cheers :-))
 
Where did you send them to, just out of interest?
 
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