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Volker

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film found in an old box
« on: September 25, 2015, 09:02:17 PM »
These days i cleaned up some boxes. In one of them i found an old film cartridge.



i could not remember when i shoot this kind of film. So i opened the cartrige (in a changing bag :-) but did not expect anything because of the weight. it seems empty but inside there was a short piece of film (about 50cm).
I developed the film in rodinal 1+50 (iso25) and below you will find the results:

Shot 1988 in India (Jantar Mantar – observatory, New Delhi) with an old Zorki 1, which i bought in Mahabalipuram two weeks before). Not bad for a 28 year old forgotten film...













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Re: found in an old box
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2015, 09:20:15 PM »
this is really cool! Little time capsule
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Re: found in an old box
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2015, 07:35:15 AM »
not bad indeed! seems like an interesting place too. I'm amazed you even remember details like camera and so
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Re: found in an old box
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2015, 08:29:24 PM »
Super-cool set, Volker.  You must be chuffed.  I love the first two shots especially.
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Re: found in an old box
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2015, 12:56:31 PM »
it was real surprise. i expected a blank film without a single frame.

@jojonas~
it was not difficult to remember. i was in india for three month with my wife, a mamiya rb67, 3 lenses, 2 backs, about 100 rolls of Ektachrome and a Gitzo tripod (the weather was really hot, the gear was heavy and i lost lots of kilos :-).
One week before we flew back i ran out of film and was unable to find rollfilm. First i used the 4,5x6 back (16 frames are better than 10), but that did not last for long. 35mm film was easy to find in Delhi, so i took the Zenit.

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Re: film found in an old box
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2015, 05:18:30 PM »
I'm not surprised you got good results ive got some new Orwo UN54 and its great film
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Re: film found in an old box
« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2015, 08:46:41 PM »
WOW these are great. Definitely captures India in the 80's and fires up my nostalgia :)
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Re: film found in an old box
« Reply #7 on: October 04, 2015, 10:30:25 PM »
Those are nice pictures of some fascinating architecture.
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Re: film found in an old box
« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2015, 01:06:19 PM »
Great stuff.

I in fact have a few rolls of ORWO NP22 in the fridge. But unfortunately in canisters of the 35mm SL system. I don't have any cameras that can take them: http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/SL_System
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Re: film found in an old box
« Reply #9 on: October 14, 2015, 03:27:04 PM »
Quote from: Ezzie on October 14, 2015, 01:06:19 PM
Great stuff.

I in fact have a few rolls of ORWO NP22 in the fridge. But unfortunately in canisters of the 35mm SL system. I don't have any cameras that can take them: http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/SL_System

Couldn't you reload it into a 35 cannaster just tape it to the end and wind it on or load it in a reloadable cannaster
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Re: film found in an old box
« Reply #10 on: January 24, 2016, 10:09:18 PM »
Bump to an oldish thread.

I love the structure. I just Googled Jantar Mantar observatory and it was built in 1724. Linky
What a cool place and a great story.
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