Kodak Verichrome Pan (type 116)

Kodak Verichrome Pan was very popular. During the production period from 1956 to 1995 Kodak must have sold millions of Verichrome Pan rolls in a variety of formats. This film is of older type 116 for 8 exposures of size 2 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches (6.5 x 11 cm). Officially, the production of 116 type ended in April 1984 but Kodak Professional Dataguide published in 1977 does not list Verichrome Pan (or any black-and-white films) in this format while Kodacolor II could still be purchased in 116/616 sizes. No. 1A Pocket Kodak Special was the last 116 type camera produced by Kodak. It was discontinued in 1934.

The roll was developed in Barry Thornton's two bath developer (4.5 min + 4.5 min). As usual, there is a lot of fog and some damage to the emulsion. After a bit of post-processing six images were recovered from this roll. The last two remained unexposed. The photographer included his shadow in one of the shots. He held the camera at a chest level. This was the only option with a box camera. More advanced cameras would normally have a wire-frame viewfinder as well as a brilliant finder which would allow the photographer to shoot from a head level.

While the film came from the UK the palm trees and the style of buildings suggest that the film was shot elsewhere, even maybe in Australia.