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<blockquote data-quote="hexah" data-source="post: 999765" data-attributes="member: 333852"><p>The old black and white films need to be developed by someone who has been developing by hand for a long time.</p><p></p><p>A clip test must be done first. The film is taken into a darkroom and a several small sections are clipped off and developed to find a time and temperature to give good results.</p><p></p><p>I would expect the choice of developer would be one known to compensate for possible harsh contrast and base fog due to its age. Professional labs usually default to that type of developer anyway. (If it was me, I would prefer to try stand development of some clips in Rodinal but I doubt any lab would try that!)</p><p></p><p>Get the film scanned professionally by the people who developed it. The 35mm film can go in a minilab machine which will hold it flat, illuminate it properly and have the right amount of contrast for the image. The medium format roll films will be scanned in a professional scanner, usually either a Hasselblad or a Nikon and will give excellent results. Any non professional scanner will not compare to the results of the professional scanners.</p><p></p><p>Try The Darkroom in Cheltenham, Peak Labs, Photo Hippo, or DSCL in Manchester. I have used them all over the years. There are various ways of dealing with black and white film so you need to phone them and talk to them so they know what they are dealing with. You will find them all helpful even if they can't help in this particular case.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hexah, post: 999765, member: 333852"] The old black and white films need to be developed by someone who has been developing by hand for a long time. A clip test must be done first. The film is taken into a darkroom and a several small sections are clipped off and developed to find a time and temperature to give good results. I would expect the choice of developer would be one known to compensate for possible harsh contrast and base fog due to its age. Professional labs usually default to that type of developer anyway. (If it was me, I would prefer to try stand development of some clips in Rodinal but I doubt any lab would try that!) Get the film scanned professionally by the people who developed it. The 35mm film can go in a minilab machine which will hold it flat, illuminate it properly and have the right amount of contrast for the image. The medium format roll films will be scanned in a professional scanner, usually either a Hasselblad or a Nikon and will give excellent results. Any non professional scanner will not compare to the results of the professional scanners. Try The Darkroom in Cheltenham, Peak Labs, Photo Hippo, or DSCL in Manchester. I have used them all over the years. There are various ways of dealing with black and white film so you need to phone them and talk to them so they know what they are dealing with. You will find them all helpful even if they can't help in this particular case. [/QUOTE]
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