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DazedConfused

DazedConfused Report 27 Feb 2014 14:31

Dad found an old camera with film in that was about 30 years old. Took it and had the film developed and some lovely old photos of mum and dad when courting and just married.

I would suggest you find a shop that sells cameras, preferably an independant rather than a 'chain'. And see if they can help.

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Andysmum

Andysmum Report 26 Feb 2014 22:17

This one is in Margate and advertises itself as the only one in UK and Europe. One disc is £20.00.

http://www.processc22.co.uk/

eRRolSheep

eRRolSheep Report 26 Feb 2014 20:00

Film degrades over time but with luck it should still be alright. A lot depends on how it has been stored.

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Jonesey

Jonesey Report 26 Feb 2014 19:55

Four labs in the United States that can process disc film. These labs are the following:
Rocky Mountain Photo Lab (http://www.rockymountainfilm.com/disc.htm)
Rapid Photo (http://www.rapidphoto.net/Disc_Film_Services.html)
Film Rescue International (http://www.filmrescue.com/old-still-film-developing)
Dwayne's Photo (http://www.dwaynesphoto.com/newsite2006/disc-126-film.html)

Rocky Mountain will process one disc, scan the disc to make digital images, put the digital images onto a CD, and create prints, for $36.50.
Rapid Photo will do the same for $33.20.
Film Rescue will do the same for $53.70. Without the prints (CD only), the total is $38.85.
Rocky Mountain and Rapid Photo do not give any guarantees with respect to results. These labs will charge their prices, whether the results are good or bad. However, Film Rescue will not charge any money if none of the 15 exposures can be developed.

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Terry

Terry Report 26 Feb 2014 19:22

I recently found an old Kodak disk camera I last used maybe 25 years ago, it has a partly used film cartridge inside. I`m wondering if it is worth finding a developer or if the film is unlikely to have survived this long. I would appreciate any advice on this. Thanks.

Terry Baldwin