Austrian photographer Markus Hofstaetter's latest interesting project is developing decades' old film found in a 113-year-old stereo camera.
a Richard Verascope à décentrement made in 1911. The 113-year-old film camera is built upon a stereo legacy dating back to the late 1800s. Although relatively simple in its design, the camera, as Hofstaetter shows in the video below, is remarkably well-made. The machining is very precise, and despite being over a century old, the camera looks to be in great condition.However, before that, he needed to develop the Agfa 127 color film loaded in the 113-year-old Verascope.
“To greatly simplify, color film has two essential components — a light sensitive silver layer that captures the image in B&W and color dye layers to create the color image,” FRI writes. “During a normal color process, once the silver has served it’s useful purpose it is bleached from the film, leaving behind only the color dye image. As film ages, the color dye image deteriorates more quickly than the B&W silver image.
‘Honestly, I was disappointed with the results. But on the other end, I learned a lot,’ Hofstaetter explains. With detailed advice in tow, Hofstaetter tried to develop his newfound film. Ultimately, the results were not what he hoped for, but he learned a lot about developing old films. Besides, it was a fun experiment and an excellent way to acquaint himself with his new-to-him stereoscopic camera.
There’s little doubt that Hofstaetter will do some amazing things with his new Richard Verascope camera, and the results will likely be shared on Hofstaetter’s
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