fotorius
<p>Hello everyone,</p><p>I’ve found another camera, and there was an unused Kodacolor II in the bag.</p><p>Unfortunately, it wasn’t in its original cardboard packaging, so it’s a bit unclear which year it’s from.</p><p><br></p><p>I hope someone here knows their stuff and can help me out with the attached photo. I’d like to know if it’s worth anything, or if I can safely use it.</p><p><br></p><p>Here are the photos: </p><p>https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wSaEPuIfeN-GMK8S5C5Fw8GJF3cZ46gR<br></p><p><br></p><p>Best regards</p><p><br></p><p>fotorius.</p>
Wolfgg
Hello fotorius,
Kodacolor II was once a huge leap forward in image quality. Originally developed specifically for pocket cameras, it was immediately in demand among users of larger negative formats. When it became available from us in 35mm format—that was in 1975—I developed a test roll straight away and the results were simply fantastic.
Later, however, it turned out that the colour stability was poor; my negatives from that time are now virtually unusable. Unfortunately.
Your film is at least 40 years old, so you can’t expect much from it anymore. But as this film introduced the C41 process, which is still used today, you can have it developed at the well-known chemists’ chains. Just overexpose by one stop, or even two stops in some areas, and see what happens.
Regards
Wolfgang
RalfMichael
Hello Fotorius,
I’d keep the film in its original packaging as a display piece for the display cabinet. As mentioned in the last reply, the film is decades old. I’ve tried this before – a camera I bought at a flea market contained a partially exposed 110 pocket film; I took the remaining four shots and had it developed.It was possible, but neither the old nor the newly taken photos were anything special – a bit too dark, the colours were off and the grain was very coarse; they were actually unusable, but it was just an experiment.
Best regards, Ralf
