Advice for developing vintage Kodak Verichrome 620 film

[thejabberwockfortea]

I bought a vintage Duaflex II recently and discovered that there was an unexposed roll loaded in it! I don't know whether it will even yield results, but I shot off the roll just for fun, and I wondered if anyone has suggestions for how I can develop it. My main problem is that I don't have a darkroom of my own. I know of a local photo-developing place that develops my 120 film, but I don't know if they can work with 620, or if there are special instructions I should give them if they could. Another possibility is that the college I'm attending has darkroom facilities, and I could try to track down someone who can give me access to it and help. Any ideas? Thanks, and sorry for the long explanation.

Annie

[smieglitz]

Annie,

620 film is the same size as 120. The difference is in the camera spools. Anyone capable of developing 120 film should be able to develop the 620 with the same reels or dip and dunk tank.

Joe

[jd callow]

Make sure they know that it is B&W film. I witnessed a lab develop a roll of outdated varichrome in e6 chemestry. Neither the customer or the clerk knew what kind of film it was and they both assumed it was slide film. This is a true story -- I was at the counter when the customer picked it up and was able to identify the reason the film was blank.

[thejabberwockfortea]

Thank you for both of your helpful comments! Joe, I'm relieved to hear that the same reels should work for this film! And JD, thanks for the advice.

[BillSchwab]

Save the reels for reloading!