I found 25 year old etchachrome - help!

[HuntingtonGault]

I found 5 cartriges of etchachrome G 160 that my dad shot in 1980. I live in Canada and heard of a place called Rescue Film, but I'm wondering if they'd turn out. I also found a few rolls of 35mm for slr camera, tried walmart and none of them turned out. Would the super 8 have a longer life? Or, perhaps a longer developing time would have helped. There was a light impression of the image on the 35mm. I figure that the super 8 movies would be cool to watch even if we all look like ghosts.

Does anyone know what chemicals I need to use for developing etchachrome at home?

[tlatosmd]

Check Rocky Mountain Lab. They charge $30 per film and mostly need months (bulk processing), but they're probably the best place for this. As much as I know, home-processing is not recommended for pre-1984 Ektachrome films, they use M4 processing that even hardly any professional labs on earth provide anymore, especially not in S8.

[David M. Leugers]

Unless the film has been frozen since then, I would not expect too much in the way of images if any. Any Ekatchrome film long out of date that I have tried produced no usable images, but since these might be extremely valuable images of your family, you probably should at least try. Ektachrome film fades rapidly when exposed to heat and doesn't have near the shelf life of Kodachrome. Good luck.

David M. Leugers

[chachi]

I agree, that ektachrome aint gonna be worth the price to develop it. By the way where in ontario are ya located?

[tlatosmd]

Ektachrome film fades rapidly ... doesn't have near the shelf life of Kodachrome. Good luck.

David M. Leugers

From my experience with Ektachrome 160 Sound vs. K40, the opposite is true.

[jhoneycutt]

I found 5 cartriges of etchachrome G 160 that my dad shot in 1980.

I found a roll of Ekt in my girlfriend's fathers camera shot in the 1970s. I sent it to Rocky Mountain not expecting much. It came out perfect. The camera was in a garage for 30 years.

jack

[Ralphie]

I just bought camera that came with a boxed E160 G cart, 1995 expiry.
I think I'll give it a whirl and try and have it crossed processed.

Ralphie.