Kodak disc film. - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

musherrob · 24th Jul 2011, 7:21 pm

Hi all,

Have been delving into the murky depths of my mothers loft and came across this (attached pic) of a circular slide negative. Can some kind member recognise it and please say what projector it was used on? Or is there a company that can develop this?

Thanks, Rob.

Cobaltblue · 24th Jul 2011, 9:24 pm

Hi Rob its from a Kodak Disc Camera I guess you could try a traditional Camera shop or try an internet search.
There some more info here
Have fun

Mike T

Darren-UK · 24th Jul 2011, 9:29 pm

That's from the Kodak Disc 4000 (I think that's what it was called) system from the 1980's. The film was in a cartridge, not unlike a Floppy Disk in appearance, that was slid into the camera.

What you have is the film negatives and not slides in the general acceptance of the word. Producing the positives required special equipment peculiar to this system as I recall, so I'd think you'd have trouble nowadays finding anyone with the required equipment and knowledge. Perhaps other members can advise on that better than I can.

25th Jul 2011, 1:18 pm

You could get it scanned and then print out the piccies yourself.

paulsherwin · 25th Jul 2011, 1:38 pm

Yes, the easiest approach nowadays would be to scan the disc with a high resolution scanner, invert the colours, and chop out the individual pictures, rotating them as necessary. You could do this yourself if you have a good scanner.

twocvbloke · 25th Jul 2011, 2:34 pm

When I was younger (9 or 10) I got myself a Kodak disk camera from a carboot sale, and it worked superbly, and the pictures were pretty good too (despite the mother's claims that they would be grainy and horrible!!), the only issue was by then, film disks were becoming a little hard to find, so it saw little use, and I have no idea what happened to it...

Neat idea though, a compact camera to keep in your pocket for those quick snapshots, and the film was easy to change...

Welsh Anorak · 25th Jul 2011, 7:19 pm

Hi
Yes - years ago I got one as a present for my mother who had trouble changing any sort of films. The results were disappointing, even allowing for my mother's efforts!
ISTR Kodak gave up after receiving numerous complaints of grainy blurry pictures and gave generous trade-ins against conventional cameras, so you rarely see the cameras themselves.
Glyn

Courtney Louise · 25th Jul 2011, 7:49 pm

I have a film scanner that I might be able to modify to use this

Andi

retroguy · 4th Aug 2011, 11:03 pm

My grandparents had one of these cameras. As I recall, you needed to go to a reputable photo lab because it was intended to be used with a particular enlarger. Of course, most smaller photo labs just tried using their standard enlargers, which would give poor results. That said, it was never the best format in the first place.

I think some Kodak Express centres will still offer developing services, including a CD of the pictures at an extra charge - but the cost is quite dear - about £20 to have it processed (if it isn't already) and an extra £15 for printing. I assume printing a pre-processed disc would cost a bit more. It would appear the following companies still tackle discs:

http://www.oldfilmprocessing.com/Dis...developing.asp

http://processc22.webs.com/

wireful3 · 6th Aug 2011, 9:18 am

I had one of these cameras years ago and it is clear that the enlargement needed was very much greater than usual. It was adequate for enprint size but anything bigger had a strong chance of being grainy. The other problem is that with the high enlargement, blur due to camera shake and poor focussing would be emphasised. I understand that the enlargers had lenses specially designed for this and that there was a bar-code to control the enlargement exposure and also there might have been a code control the initial development.

24th Jul 2011, 7:21 pm	#1
musherrob Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Barry, South Wales. Posts: 1	Kodak disc film. Hi all, Have been delving into the murky depths of my mothers loft and came across this (attached pic) of a circular slide negative. Can some kind member recognise it and please say what projector it was used on? Or is there a company that can develop this? Thanks, Rob. Attached Thumbnails

24th Jul 2011, 9:24 pm	#2
Cobaltblue Moderator Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Exeter, Devon and Poole, Dorset UK. Posts: 6,875	Re: slide projector Hi Rob its from a Kodak Disc Camera I guess you could try a traditional Camera shop or try an internet search. There some more info here Have fun Mike T __________________ Invisible airwaves crackle with life or at least they used to Mike T BVWS member. www.cossor.co.uk

24th Jul 2011, 9:29 pm	#3
Darren-UK Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Blackpool, Lancashire, UK. Posts: 4,061	Re: slide projector That's from the Kodak Disc 4000 (I think that's what it was called) system from the 1980's. The film was in a cartridge, not unlike a Floppy Disk in appearance, that was slid into the camera. What you have is the film negatives and not slides in the general acceptance of the word. Producing the positives required special equipment peculiar to this system as I recall, so I'd think you'd have trouble nowadays finding anyone with the required equipment and knowledge. Perhaps other members can advise on that better than I can.

25th Jul 2011, 1:18 pm	#4
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Kodak disc film. You could get it scanned and then print out the piccies yourself.

25th Jul 2011, 1:38 pm	#5
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,966	Re: Kodak disc film. Yes, the easiest approach nowadays would be to scan the disc with a high resolution scanner, invert the colours, and chop out the individual pictures, rotating them as necessary. You could do this yourself if you have a good scanner.

25th Jul 2011, 2:34 pm	#6
twocvbloke Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Colne, Lancashire, UK. Posts: 527	Re: Kodak disc film. When I was younger (9 or 10) I got myself a Kodak disk camera from a carboot sale, and it worked superbly, and the pictures were pretty good too (despite the mother's claims that they would be grainy and horrible!!), the only issue was by then, film disks were becoming a little hard to find, so it saw little use, and I have no idea what happened to it... Neat idea though, a compact camera to keep in your pocket for those quick snapshots, and the film was easy to change...

25th Jul 2011, 7:19 pm	#7
Welsh Anorak Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: North Wales, UK. Posts: 6,925	Re: Kodak disc film. Hi Yes - years ago I got one as a present for my mother who had trouble changing any sort of films. The results were disappointing, even allowing for my mother's efforts! ISTR Kodak gave up after receiving numerous complaints of grainy blurry pictures and gave generous trade-ins against conventional cameras, so you rarely see the cameras themselves. Glyn

25th Jul 2011, 7:49 pm	#8
Courtney Louise Octode Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Welshpool, Powys, Wales Posts: 1,327	Re: Kodak disc film. I have a film scanner that I might be able to modify to use this Andi __________________ *33, 45, 78, around and around they go...*

4th Aug 2011, 11:03 pm	#9
retroguy Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Kent Posts: 8	Re: Kodak disc film. My grandparents had one of these cameras. As I recall, you needed to go to a reputable photo lab because it was intended to be used with a particular enlarger. Of course, most smaller photo labs just tried using their standard enlargers, which would give poor results. That said, it was never the best format in the first place. I think some Kodak Express centres will still offer developing services, including a CD of the pictures at an extra charge - but the cost is quite dear - about £20 to have it processed (if it isn't already) and an extra £15 for printing. I assume printing a pre-processed disc would cost a bit more. It would appear the following companies still tackle discs: http://www.oldfilmprocessing.com/Dis...developing.asp http://processc22.webs.com/

6th Aug 2011, 9:18 am	#10
wireful3 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Bristol, UK. Posts: 808	Re: Kodak disc film. I had one of these cameras years ago and it is clear that the enlargement needed was very much greater than usual. It was adequate for enprint size but anything bigger had a strong chance of being grainy. The other problem is that with the high enlargement, blur due to camera shake and poor focussing would be emphasised. I understand that the enlargers had lenses specially designed for this and that there was a bar-code to control the enlargement exposure and also there might have been a code control the initial development.