"Alan Browne" wrote in message
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Ken Hart wrote:
"Rob B" wrote in message

I keep my film refrigerated but not frozen. I assume you freeze yours. I
had thought about doing this but have been unsure. How long do you thaw
it for, and what is the general condition like once thawed?

Rob.

For 120/220 film, generally two hours at room temp is good enough for
thawing. If the film is in it's sealed container, there shouldn't be any
problems with collecting moisture as it thaws. If you need it thawed
faster, you can always hold it in your armpit. If you really need it
thawed fast, there's another place on your body where you can thaw it,
but I wouldn't recommend it except for recreational purposes!


Guys, please.

Film at room temp, or at 39C / 100F for that matter is _frozen_.

Putting it in a freezer does not make it any more frozen, just colder.


Absolutely correct...
An object in a solid state is 'frozen', if that object is then thawed, it
becomes liquid. A steel beam in building construction is frozen, even if the
building is in the desert. When that beam was originally formed, it was
molded (extruded?) in a liquid form. Perhaps if it were heated further than
it's liquid point, you could have steel gas. Conversely, oxygen in it's
usual state is a gas. If oxygen is cooled enough it becomes a liquid. And if
cooled even further, I suppose you could have a solid block of oxygen.

But putting your film in the freezer (even though it is already 'frozen')
will not doubt slow down any chemical reaction in the emulsion, making it
last longer.
Perhaps we could agree to say that while we are not freezing the film, we
are freezing the chemical reaction in the emulsion?