Found my old Pentax

[Caledonia]

I was clearing out an cupboard full of old cr*p today and huddled down in the corner was an old carrier bag. I opened it up and was gobsmacked to find my old camera which I thought I had lost 15 years ago.

It's a Pentax SF1-n and 2 lenses, a Pentax F 28-80 3.5-4.5 and a Hoya 100-300 5.6.

After checking it over I found that one of the batteries has had a slight leek, but nothing significant and it still has a half used roll of film in it.

I cleaned up the terminals put in new batteries and everything seems to working fine.

2 questions 1. What are the chances that the film will still be ok to get processed and 2. is there any demand for this type of camera now and will I be able to get anything for it.

 

[DarknFuzzy]

I've had a quick google and found a few for sale, not for very much though (only had a very quick look it must be said).

I would stick some film in it and have a play.

 

[Caledonia]

I would stick some film in it and have a play.

I think your right DarknFuzzy, I wasn't expecting to get much for it anyway, maybe a small contribution towards some new kit.

I'm certainly going to have a play with it before it goes, if only to check it still works.

 

[dougdarter]

Hi,

Well done!!

The film should still be OK, as long as it has been kept dry and fairly cool, but I wouldn't send it to a cheap lab, but to a professional one.

As a former police scenes of crime photographer, I was occasionally asked to try and D&P a film that had been found or which might have been of evidential value. I had no special training in forensice D&P, but I developed a couple of films once that were 40 years old, using not special techniques, but care.

Good luck.

 

[Caledonia]

Wow, a real CSI, my wife is gonna be impressed.

Thanks for the suggestion Doug. I will take it to a pro, although remembering what my togging was like back then, I'm expecting nothing but OOF under exposed rubbish.:shrug: