Austrian photographer Markus Hofstetter Photos developed from 90 year old rolls of film With fascinating results.
Needed forget an acquaintance And never brought it to mind? According to Hofstadter, not a chance. earlier this year, Hofstadter published an interesting video documenting his process of developing film with a 113-year-old stereo camera. Now, he’s back at it again – this time with a roll of Agfa Isopan Super Special 127 film (ASA 100), the same stock manufactured 90 years ago.
his process, which he Write about on your blogStand development starts with the method. This involves using a small portion of developer fluid and diluting it in a large amount of water in a ratio of 1:119. According to Hofstetter, this method works differently from normal film development.
“You just put everything together,” he writes, “and after one round of motion, the film sits in the development tank for just an hour.
The moment Hofstadter pulls the developed film out of the tank is exciting to watch. The film was shot on a Zeiss Ikon Baby Box Tangor camera released in the 1930s. This produces 4 x 6.5-centimeter negatives. Although very blurry, you can still see some remnants of the original performance on film.
Hofstetter then scans the images and loads them onto his computer. He uses a mix of software including Lightroom, Photoshop and Negative Light Pro. The speed of his videos increases through his improvisation, and Hofstadter admits that he is “not a professional.” Still, it produces some incredible results. The final images are quite grainy, but Hofstetter introduced enough detail into the photos to see people standing and waving.
It speaks to the beauty of film photography, especially in today’s digital world, that simple moments like these photos can be preserved like this. Even with a 90-year-old film, Hofstadter was able to evoke these ‘lost’ moments in time, which should be considered a lovely holiday surprise. Hofstadter is sending the developed images back to the camera owner.
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Image Credit: Photos by Marcus Hofstadter
