Wow, I am amazed

[seanmckinney]

A while back I found a box of my dad's exposed but undeveloped 120 negatives. My guess was they'd early 60's and before so I hadnt much hope of them developing. Well yesteday I left a random film in to someone who supposedly knows what they are doing and today I got the film back. This is an "inverted" shot of one negative taken with a digital camera. 

I am amazed, as far as I can see the whole film developed perfectly and the shots show Bleriot Road in RAF married quarters, http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&tab=wl&q=bleriot%20road
My dad left the RAF in 65, the film is at least 41 years old!!!!!!
I have tried scanning the film but it doesnt scan well as the scanner can officially scan only 35mm film.

[livetogarden]

I'm assuming you're 1 of the kids in the pic. This is so awesome.
Cath

[jclements]

I used to follow a community on livejournal for people that bought old cameras with exposed film in them. If I can find it again, I'll post a link for you.

How cool that your film was still good!

P.S. Still watching for the coins!

[Teresa]

That is so very cool!  Whoda thunk that film would last that long . . . probably because it was black and white because I know that color film develops funny after just a couple of years . . . .

[Timgod]

Do you have the full size scan? If you want to send it to me I can clean it up a bit in photoshop and get some of the details to pop some more for you.

P.S. Did you notice the shadow in the lower right hand corner. It looks like the shadow of possibly a male head. It might even be your dad's head as the shadow if you are one of the kids.

Tim

[seanmckinney]

Tim, thanks for the offer but I can't scan it at the moment, I have a "35mm only" scanner. The photo above is digital camera image of the negative sat on a light box. The image was then "inverted" in photo shop.
I am looking at or thinking about a 120 scanner. I think I am the boy in this photo though I'd have to check with my mum to be 100% sure, however the rest of the film would fit with it being me.

I did notice the shadow but would guess it was my mum or someone other that my dad maybe a parent of one of the girls, it looks to 'bushy' for a "bald on top" man

[Cindi]

How exciting that must be for you!!!