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How Much to Charge for Outdated Film? (Santa Monica)

Date: 2009-12-20, 4:40PM PST
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I just uncovered hundreds of feet of recanned, out of date film from a shoot I did over 10 years ago. Would like to sell it on eBay if it has any value. Anyone know what it's worth? It's Super16mm, int & ext.


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Hahaha! First of all, I doubt he found all this film in the back of his refrigerator... hence it has been poorly stored (unless he lives in the arctic tundra) and thus, after 10 years is guaranteed to have deteriorated to the point of terrible condition.

I can't believe he'd try and sell this film. My opinion is that he throws it away or shoots an experimental piece, because there is no way of knowing how the image is going to reproduce. There is no way that unrefridgerated film is still good after 10 years. Absolutely no way. Thought it was funny.
 
Not to mention..he probably can't find any chemicals that will process that old of film stock, since they stopped makeing a lot of it years ago.
 
Selling Fuji Eterna 4 rolls in deep freeze

Selling Fuji Eterna 4 rolls in deep freeze

I have four rolls of Fuji Eterna Vivid 160, Tungsten balanced stock for 16mm or S16mm (single perf 1R). Very fine grain and saturation. I got it as payment for a 2nd unit DP gig I did.

It's been in my freezer for 9 months, all factory seal, it will still look great. PM if interested, will put it in Marketplace with a price in January.
I was going to put it on CL and marketplace after the holidays, but was just reading this thread and thought I would put it out there early here. I am travelling in 2010 to mark the change of decade and cannot keep it frozen past March.
 
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I got some older but fridge stored 16mm Kodakchrome rolls for my WWII Bell & Howell Filmo.
As far as I know they shut down all labs that can process Kodakcrome in Europe.
Is there still a place where it can be processed?

If not, what kind of other stock would you guys recomend for that baby?

Thanks, Frank
 
I'm afraid Kodachrome is truly dead for both slide still and motion picture film. You can't get that processed anywhere.

Any other current film stock will do, however I think you will have to buy them in 100' daylight spools for your camera??
 
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Unless he's not interested in shooting experimental pieces. In which case, maybe he could sell it to someone who is. Seems reasonable to me.
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I doubt it will even run through the camera. Might even be brittle and snap in the camera movement. To be honest, I've never actually experienced or seen what 10 year old undeveloped camera negative feels like. The oldest film I worked with was like 4-5 years and we shot it as an experimental piece knowing the colors and densities were gonna be all goofy.
 
Do you guys think its best to grab your 16mm film straight from Kodak? I went to their cinema side and there was no way to order or anything, just ways to call in and talk to a sales rep. But from my understanding most people buy their film spools directly from Kodak.

I'm wanting to try out my new K-3.
 
If kept frozen, negative film does pretty well in storage. Reversal film, however, from what I've heard has a very short life span frozen or unfrozen.

Unfortunately, like so many other things film related, it's hard to get a reliable source for stored 2nd hand film. Dr Rawstock no longer sells short ends.

So yes, the best way is to buy fresh from Kodak or a distributor.
The only thing with that is that film is very expensive unless you are a student (and then you get a discount, but broke students can ill afford it either way).
 
I have some expired 16mm film that I cant wait to shoot! I have seen some before and it looks pretty cool.
 
I have two cases of Ektachrome from 1974, frozen since new. I tested it a few years ago and it still has an image. The red layer is faded, mostly blue biased, but an interesting look. I never transfered my tests so I can't post. It actually has a tighter grain structure than the newer reversal stuff, but hard to get processed as it is not the same bath. I would like to do a 70's style horror flick with it, hoping to get Kodak to process for free as a science experiment, great marketing for them if it turns out.
 
no way i would shoot anything and waste a whole cast and crews time on something that "might" turn out.

But if your willing to take the gamble, it might be interesting.

Maybe shoot with a backup camera so you at leats have something.
 
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