Question on type of negative

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Is there a site somewhere where I could find
what type a negative is based on what's on
the perforation strips?

I've got some old negatives with:
"Kodak GA 100 5095" and
"Kodak PCN 5003" and I'll be darned if I can
remember what they are...
VR100? Kodacolor? Beats me. They're around
20 years old.

One thing is for sure: the colour balance in a
scan is completely different from Gold 100!

TIA for any info.
 
Noons said:
Is there a site somewhere where I could find
what type a negative is based on what's on
the perforation strips?

I've got some old negatives with:
"Kodak GA 100 5095" and
"Kodak PCN 5003" and I'll be darned if I can
remember what they are...
VR100? Kodacolor? Beats me. They're around
20 years old.

One thing is for sure: the colour balance in a
scan is completely different from Gold 100!

TIA for any info.
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Yes.

I have put up on my web site some tables of Film Types. Two of these files
are unavailable from the original source.
Please Save them to your computer, if you want to keep them. This page may
last one week!
http://www.carlmcmillan.com/Temp/

Hope they help.
 
Is there a site somewhere where I could find
what type a negative is based on what's on
the perforation strips?

I've got some old negatives with:
"Kodak GA 100 5095" and
"Kodak PCN 5003" and I'll be darned if I can
remember what they are...
VR100? Kodacolor? Beats me. They're around
20 years old.
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I posted a similar question a couple of years back, only I tried
something more difficult i.e., tried to date the film based on the
writing on the perforation strips (see below).

Try the Kodak site. Do a global search for the strip's writings. You
should be able to identify film type from the hits you get back.

Also, try this wonderful site:

http://www.historicphotoarchive.com/index.html
http://www.historicphotoarchive.com/f1/ekcode.html maybe?

This is a really fascinating site as the guy decoded all those weird
icons (triangles, squares, semi-circles and whatnot) as well as slit
markings, in some cases down to a quarter of the year when they were
used by Kodak for all of their film.

Don.

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Not easily.

5035 is the code for the type of film: Kodacolor II (100 speed), a
negative film. 5094 is very similar. However, these numbers won't tell
you how old the film is. If you can get the 'batch' number from the
packaging the date of manufacture can be pinned down. Finally, if you
have a commercial print made on a relatively modern automatic printer,
the date _of printing_ might be coded on the back (along with exposure,
balance info.)
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CSM1 apparently said,on my timestamp of 14/09/2005 12:35 AM:
I have put up on my web site some tables of Film Types. Two of these files
are unavailable from the original source.
Please Save them to your computer, if you want to keep them. This page may
last one week!
http://www.carlmcmillan.com/Temp/
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Thanks a lot. I'll put them up in a website somewhere so
they don't get lost, if you have no objection.
This sort of info should be kept somewhere for others.
 
Don apparently said,on my timestamp of 14/09/2005 12:51 AM:
Also, try this wonderful site:

http://www.historicphotoarchive.com/index.html
http://www.historicphotoarchive.com/f1/ekcode.html maybe?

This is a really fascinating site as the guy decoded all those weird
icons (triangles, squares, semi-circles and whatnot) as well as slit
markings, in some cases down to a quarter of the year when they were
used by Kodak for all of their film.
Click to expand...

Wow! Definitely one to bookmark, excellent Kodachrome info!
Thanks a lot.
 
Noons said:
Is there a site somewhere where I could find
what type a negative is based on what's on
the perforation strips?

I've got some old negatives with:
"Kodak GA 100 5095" and
"Kodak PCN 5003" and I'll be darned if I can
remember what they are...
VR100? Kodacolor? Beats me. They're around
20 years old.

One thing is for sure: the colour balance in a
scan is completely different from Gold 100!

TIA for any info.
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The dyes have faded (at least mine of that vintage have).
I don't recognize PCN. 5003 means that the emulsion is on a 35mm base.
I thought GA 100 was Gold 100. 5095 means that the emulsion is on a 35mm
base.
You might search for 5095 and 5003.
Jim
 
CSM1 said:
Yes.

I have put up on my web site some tables of Film Types. Two of these files
are unavailable from the original source.
Please Save them to your computer, if you want to keep them. This page may
last one week!
http://www.carlmcmillan.com/Temp/

Hope they help.
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That looks like several useful pages of information. Too bad you can't find
a permanent place for it ...
 
RSD99 said:
That looks like several useful pages of information. Too bad you can't
find
a permanent place for it ...
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I do have a permanent place...They are burned to multiple CDs. And I made
them available when somebody needed them. I just found that they are no
longer online. The URL in the paper printout is 404 now.
 
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