Minolta-16 (Captain Kodak CC)
Have you ever shot a roll of film only to forget about it? Then you find the roll, forgot what is on it and debate if you want to get it developed or not? One man’s trash may very well be another man’s treasure. Would you pay to develop a roll of your own film that you’ve forgotten about? How about a roll abandoned in a camera?
Two weeks ago I purchased a Minolta-16 Sub Miniature camera on a popular auction site. I was looking for a different style camera altogether and ran into this gem. It had one bid at a few bucks so I upped it by a dollar or two. A day later I receive an e-mail stating that I won it. I researched a few specifications of the camera, found out that finding a camera with a film canister inside was rare, looked at a few replacement options, hand-loading and since I was leaving for my ABQ trip in a day I promptly forgot about it.
I was back home on Wednesday and finally opened the camera. Low and behold, there was a film canister inside. With a quick peek I realized there was also film inside of the canister. This really fueled my curiosity, what could be on the roll? Long story short, I load the film on the reel, put it in the new tank and develop in Rodinal 1:50 for 13 minutes.