127 film expired 50 years Kodak Verichrome Pan with Yashica 44 (Part 2)

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This video is about my beloved Yashica 44A camera. Yashica introduced the model 44 in 1958 as Japan's first 4x4 TLR. The camera was offered in several color options. The 44A model is distinguished from the original 44 by using a winding knob and a red window to advance the film, and a single Copal shutter offering speeds from 1/25 to 1/300 of a second, plus bulb. The shutter is cocked with a lever just behind the shutter speed settings. Setting the shutter speed is done by rotating the ring around the shutter lens and aligning the shutter speed marker with the red arrow.
Both the shutter and the viewing lens are Yashikor 60mm f/3.5 lenses. This is roughly equivalent to a 50mm lens in 35mm terms. The shutter lens is in a three-element configuration.
The aperture is selected on the side of the shutter lens, with another lever. The available options are f/3.5 to f/22. The shutter release is in the corner under the capture lens and does not have a remote thread. A flash sync port is available on the other front corner. On the left side of the camera is the focus knob. This moves the front of the camera in and out, achieving focus. The focus knob also has the film reminder. You simply set it to the film speed you have, marked in ASA and DIN. The highest speed marking is 400 ASA. A flash cold shoe is also on the left side. The right side only has the film advance knob. This does not prevent double exposures and can be advanced too far. A small red window on the back is used to align the frame number for the next shot. It also has a small sliding cover, to minimize possible light entering the camera.
The film was exposed at ISO 25 and pushed 3 more stops when developing with Cinestill Df96.
The images from the Kodak Verichrome Pan are very similar to the images in the previous video. Once again, the ink from the paper has bleed through to the film, and the grain is very large due to the 3 extra stops in the development. Other than that, the images have everything you would expect from a Kodak Verichrome Pan that expired 50 years ago. Despite its age and medium-speed nature, the film remains surprisingly stable today, unlike other films that had expiration dates of this period.
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[@TXGRunner]

Cool. I found a roll of this in a camera I bought, but I had no way to develop C22.

[@AnalogFlashback]

You can try to develop in c41... sometimes works