I have some 35mm films which were exposed about 15 years ago, and have been
sitting in a drawer ever since. Is there any chance at all that there would
be anything on them worth getting printed?
Chris H - 23 Mar 2008 11:25 GMT
>I have some 35mm films which were exposed about 15 years ago, and have been
>sitting in a drawer ever since. Is there any chance at all that there would
>be anything on them worth getting printed?
You never know... try one or two and see what happens.
If you can afford to loose the cost of developing I would go for it.
Most places will do a "develop only" charge so it should not be that
much. You can print anything that comes out decent.. Or better still
scan and adjust in photoshop.
But try a couple first rather than the whole lot.

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ray - 23 Mar 2008 15:50 GMT
> I have some 35mm films which were exposed about 15 years ago, and have
> been sitting in a drawer ever since. Is there any chance at all that
> there would be anything on them worth getting printed?
Yes.
Ken Hart - 24 Mar 2008 02:02 GMT
>I have some 35mm films which were exposed about 15 years ago, and have been
>sitting in a drawer ever since. Is there any chance at all that there would
>be anything on them worth getting printed?
It would be helpful to know what kii of film.
Must likely, there would be some fogging and/or loss of contrast. If it's
B&W, there are ways to develope it and developer additives that will improve
the results. If it's color print, there may be color shifts that may or may
not be correctable in printing.
Also, is it a current process? For color print, C-41 is current. For color
slide, E-6 or K-14 are current.
You may want to contact Film Rescue International in Canada. They specialize
in developing old films.
Only the person who shot the film can answer whether there is anything worth
getting printed.
Alex Monro - 25 Mar 2008 11:06 GMT
>>I have some 35mm films which were exposed about 15 years ago, and have
>>been sitting in a drawer ever since. Is there any chance at all that
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> Only the person who shot the film can answer whether there is anything
> worth getting printed.
Since, from his posting email address, the OP appears to be in the UK,
he might find this website useful: http://www.processc22.co.uk/
Leatherman - 24 Mar 2008 02:39 GMT
>I have some 35mm films which were exposed about 15 years ago, and have been
>sitting in a drawer ever since. Is there any chance at all that there would
>be anything on them worth getting printed?
If you have them done at a commercial lab.. be sure and tell them that
the film is old and stored at room temp.... I had 12 Rolls or
verichrome from the 60's and I got nearly all the pictures.. good luck
Hoxton Boy - 27 Mar 2008 12:48 GMT
I would encourage you to have a couple dev. How exciting to see long
forgotten images.
We had a camera with a film in that was about that age, it turned out to be
my wife's Mum & Dads holiday snaps. The images are a bit thin on color, but
printable. Mum & Dad are no longer with us, so it made it extra special.
Good luck and let us no your results. Hb:~}
>I have some 35mm films which were exposed about 15 years ago, and have been
>sitting in a drawer ever since. Is there any chance at all that there would
>be anything on them worth getting printed?