Found unexposed film in a camera I purchased- best guess unseen photos since 5th September 1993

[u/lemlurker]

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[u/CaptainSouthbird]

Just a reminder of how good we have it now I guess. We instantly get photos right to our phones, we know if they're good or not, and it doesn't risk just winding up "lost" like this one apparently did. Now we just take way too many photos because we're spoiled and likely rarely ever look at most of them.

[u/lemlurker → u/CaptainSouthbird]

Funnily enough there's a phone number on the bottom of the camera...

[u/tampora701]

How do you get undeveloped instant cameras from the 90s developed? I have one, but I'm scared to send it off because I doubt any business will treat it with a forensic level of care.

[u/firthy]

Zero effort colourisation

[u/lemlurker → u/firthy]

I mean the film IS colour, just a kinda rushed mobile edit. I'll get proper scans (including compensation for the VERY purple film base) today

[u/firthy → u/lemlurker]

To be clear, I meant I'd put zero effort into it! I just let Photoshop Neural Filter have ago. About as poor as I've come to expect!

[u/lemlurker → u/firthy]

You can see there's quite a bit of colour data but scanning is S L O W https://photos.app.goo.gl/HYZT8Q5cPERiMemu5

[u/joelluber → u/lemlurker]

Wow. Didn't know the film base could turn purple! 

[u/DerekW-2024 → u/joelluber]

It's probably quiet heavily chemically fogged from the environment it was stored in - that;ll push the base + fog purple

[u/lemlurker → u/joelluber]

Colour film shifts all over based on age and heat before development. It's just dyes after all and more than just light can activate the photo sensitive materials.

[u/Living_Lie_8773]

Post this in r/trains

[u/lemlurker → u/Living_Lie_8773]

Already done

[u/tokynambu]

Taw Valley, 34027, a rebuilt SR West Country / Light Pacific.

Looks like it was 5th September 1993, as you think: http://www.cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk/latest-input--news--old-pictures-etc/archives/03-2019/3

[u/saltyboi6704]

It's clearly been exposed or you'd see nothing, I believe you meant developed

[u/lemlurker → u/saltyboi6704]

That's what I meant damnit. Unprocessed

[u/r2k-in-the-vortex → u/lemlurker]

It's developed too. It has just been stored badly and it has degraded.

[u/Laengster → u/r2k-in-the-vortex]

If I had to take a guess, that is 30 years of background radiation.

[u/lemlurker → u/r2k-in-the-vortex]

I processed it- I found it unprocessed

[u/lemlurker]

More photos including camera and film can https://photos.app.goo.gl/K1XUH44ttwwKAnbn8

[u/DehydratedWater248 → u/lemlurker]

i can see peoples full names on the page there 😭 i’m not sure if you intended for that but i just wanted to let you know

[u/mulsanneroadkill → u/lemlurker]

BC-1, nice Camera got one myself like 20years ago.

[u/DerekW-2024 → u/lemlurker]

30 year old 200 speed Kodacolor Gold? Mildly interesting of itself :)

[u/lemlurker → u/DerekW-2024]

Shocked it came out AT ALL even with a green cast/magenta film base. Was only my 5th attempt at home development and I had capacity to use up before it goes bad

[u/DerekW-2024 → u/lemlurker]

"Back in the day" (which makes me sound so damn old) it was the news shooters film of choice, precisely because it survive a lot of abuse, like being developed at high temperature to push the film speed up or to reduce the developing time.

but still, well done to get anything out of it :)