Oh Snap

[plumtreeblossom]

Back behind my dresser I found a Fujifilm disposable camera, all shots used. It was dated "Process by 2007-07." I have no clue whatsoever what is on it. Is it worth taking it to a developer, or is the film toast?

Comments

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

I'd say might as well give it a try. Many developers won't charge you if the pictures don't actually come out, so you don't have much to lose.

[bedfull-o-books.livejournal.com]

Yes. This. Cameras Inc. in Davis didn't charge for shots that didn't come out, back when I was still doing film.

[hammercock.livejournal.com]

Cameras Inc. in Davis has successfully processed exposed film up to 10 years old for me. Go ahead and give them a try!

[ka9sqb.livejournal.com]

As long as it hasn't been too hot,
temperature-wise, the pix should
come out. We had some up to 10
years past date, and they were pix
still worth keeping.

[persis.livejournal.com]

absolutely, give it a try. FWIW, Talis found several rolls of B&W that I had self-rolled into film cartridges way back in college (I bought bulk film, it was cheaper). WE had them developed, I think they came from my trip to Italy and Greece, back in 1981... there were some half-way decent shots, didn't seem to be harmed by longevity.

[pywaket.livejournal.com]

Go for it. As was noted above, the cooler it was kept, the less degradation there will have been. The primary issue will be color - heat damage is typically seen as odd tints to the image. Fortunately, you can now fix that fairly easilly by scanning the negatives (or just have it developed and scanned by the processor, with no prints made) and corect using photoshop or the gimp.

[ron_newman]

Did you get it processed, and if you did, how did it come out?

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the reminder. I haven't done it and it's still sitting here. Won't happen on busy Monday or Tuesday, but maybe later in the week.