Can Agfa Scala film still be processed, and are old Scala mailers still valid?
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I have some Agfa Scala film and want to know whether it can still be processed today. Can it still be developed either as black-and-white negatives or as black-and-white slides/reversal film? Also, does anyone know if the old Agfa Scala processing mailers sold by Color Reflections are still likely to be honored?
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Not only can Agfa Scala be processed as negatives in a wide selection of conventional developers, Adox has recently released a Scala reversal kit that will allow you to produce B&W diapositives from nearly any B&W film, including Agfa and Adox branded Scala materials (this works best with films having a clear base, like Scala, Foma R100, and a few others).
Beyond that, I have personally processed B&W diapositives with a home process using Dektol as the first developer, a potassium dichromate and sulfuric acid bleach (hazardous material! I'd recommend potassium permanganate or copper sulfate as alternative bleaches), and HC-110 as second developer, with light exposure for reversal. I got good results with Tri-X (1990s vintage film, processed in 2005); I expect I'd have had better results with a film designed to be reversed.
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Yes—Agfa Scala can still be processed, but probably not in the original Agfa Scala process. It can be developed as standard black-and-white negative film in conventional B&W developers. If you want positive transparencies, there are still reversal options: some photographers use home reversal kits/processes, and labs such as DR5 have offered black-and-white reversal processing for films including Scala. In general, no lab is likely to be running the original Scala process anymore.
As for old Color Reflections mailers, they’re unlikely to be honored now. They were essentially prepaid processing coupons, and those usually don’t remain valid indefinitely—especially if the company no longer handles film processing. Your best bet is to contact Color Reflections directly, but you should assume the mailer has little or no current value.
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