Quick question - has this 35mm photo film been developed?

[almostwitty]

  Is there any way to tell whether this 35mm photo film has been developed or not? I've got four canisters just like this...

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[evisceria78.livejournal.com]

I'm gonna say no. When film is used its rewound so there is no tail.

[countessof-roth.livejournal.com]

no it hasnt' when they develop it, they frequently cut it into strips and give it to you w/ your photos, if also you mean used, then also no- it winds all the way into the can after its been used.

If its old film, using it may not be the best either.... it goes... funny after a while.

[sentience.livejournal.com]

I'd say not. it's not unravelled for a start.

[trialia]

Well... it still has a tail, so I'd say no. But you may have messed it up by photographing it, if you used the flash...

[br0ken_dolly]

my old cameras used to *NOT* suck the tail into the canister, so the "no tail" argument is invalid.

that said, the fact that it's still in the canister (the metal roll that says KODAK on it) means no, it's not developed, because the cannister has to be broken open to remove the film to develop it.

*edited for clarity

[hellmutt.livejournal.com]

What everyone else said. It hasn't been developed, and chances are it hasn't been exposed either, but it might have. (If so, loading it into a camera again and taking photos on it will create weird double exposures.)