Pentax IQZoom700 Question

**eccs19** · 09-18-2012, 01:57 PM

My mother in law passed away a few years ago, and in all her stuff we found this old IQZoom700. It's got a roll of film in it, but no idea how much has been used. Batteries are DEAD. I don't want to buy batteries just to get the film out. Any suggestions as to how I can sucessfully pull the film out, or not possible?

**seventhdr** · 09-18-2012, 03:25 PM - **1 Like**

You could:

1. Take the camera to a photo store and ask them to remove the film in a dark bag and them process it.
2. Take the camera to a photo store and see if they have a spare battery to get the film rewound.
3. Find a dark bag, or dark closet, and do the film removal yourself.
4. Buy a battery.

It is always worth getting the film developed. When my Dad moved into a home I found his old Agfa Super Sillette camera with a loaded roll of Kodachrome and the packet which said use by 1960, and a roll of Ilford FP3. Both were about 50 years past their use by date. The Ilford film I got developed by our local professionsl camera store, they made up a developer for it. The Kodachrome I sent to Photo Rescue in Canada, who developed it as black and white and returned some precious photos.

Regards

Chris

garythesnail · 09-22-2012, 01:52 AM

Originally posted by eccs19

. . . . I don't want to buy batteries just to get the film out. . . . .

Well done - I'm not sure that I could resist the temptation to buy batteries, hope the camera would work and have an intersting roll of film holding a mix of 'new' (doubtless fuzzy / off colour) shots and maybe . . . just maybe . . . some happy memories from long ago.

(I'm quite a sentimental old fool - can't help it)

09-18-2012, 01:57 PM	#1
eccs19 Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lisle, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,510	Pentax IQZoom700 Question My mother in law passed away a few years ago, and in all her stuff we found this old IQZoom700. It's got a roll of film in it, but no idea how much has been used. Batteries are DEAD. I don't want to buy batteries just to get the film out. Any suggestions as to how I can sucessfully pull the film out, or not possible?

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09-18-2012, 03:25 PM - 1 Like	#2
seventhdr Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,439	You could: 1. Take the camera to a photo store and ask them to remove the film in a dark bag and them process it. 2. Take the camera to a photo store and see if they have a spare battery to get the film rewound. 3. Find a dark bag, or dark closet, and do the film removal yourself. 4. Buy a battery. It is always worth getting the film developed. When my Dad moved into a home I found his old Agfa Super Sillette camera with a loaded roll of Kodachrome and the packet which said use by 1960, and a roll of Ilford FP3. Both were about 50 years past their use by date. The Ilford film I got developed by our local professionsl camera store, they made up a developer for it. The Kodachrome I sent to Photo Rescue in Canada, who developed it as black and white and returned some precious photos. Regards Chris

09-22-2012, 01:52 AM	#3
garythesnail Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: South West Wales Photos: Albums Posts: 82	Originally posted by eccs19 . . . . I don't want to buy batteries just to get the film out. . . . . Well done - I'm not sure that I could resist the temptation to buy batteries, hope the camera would work and have an intersting roll of film holding a mix of 'new' (doubtless fuzzy / off colour) shots and maybe . . . just maybe . . . some happy memories from long ago. (I'm quite a sentimental old fool - can't help it)

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