Found an old roll of 8mm film? Want to know if it can still be processed?

As film technology changed over the years, so did the chemistry and equipment required for processing. While nanolab specialises in processing Super 8 and 8mm film, sadly the majority of the 'old' rolls you might come accross are not compatible with the current processing chemistry and equipment we run. The most common type of old film you are likely to come accross is Kodachrome. Since Kodak stopped the manufacture and supply of the chemistry for Kodachrome we are now no longer able to handle this stock. Indeed nowhere in the world can now process Kodachrome in colour - there simply is no chemistry available.

Here is a list of some of the most common types of old film we are unable to help you with:

Kodachrome 40
Kodachrome II
Ektachrome 160
Ektachrome 160 type G
Agfachrome
Agfamoviechrome
Focal Film
Pacific Film
Perutz Film

For of these types of film, we suggest you send them to a lab in Canada that specialises in old and antique film stocks: filmrescue.com
Filmrescue can still process some of these types of film as colour (excluding Kodachrome of course). If they cannot process it in colour, then as they do for Kodachrome, they will process it as a black and white negative film which can then be transferred to a positive on video. Do note that results will very much depend on how old the film is and how it has been stored and could vary from a reasonable image, to no image at all.

Nanolab can still process the following types of 'old' colour super 8 film as well of course as the current types of stock we sell.:

Ektachrome 7240 (in a black and red box)
Ektachrome SM 7244

as well as any type of old black and white film such as any type of Tri-X or Plus-X film.