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Expired film
I have a few rolls of Ektachrome 120 that expired 5/05, but it's been stored
in my refrigerator since it was new, do you suppose that it's still okay? Thanks! |
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Steve Bosell wrote: I have a few rolls of Ektachrome 120 that expired 5/05, but it's been stored in my refrigerator since it was new, do you suppose that it's still okay? Thanks! If kept in the freezing compartment then "yes". |
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Expired film
On Mon, 9 Oct 2006 01:23:10 -0700, "Steve Bosell"
wrote: I have a few rolls of Ektachrome 120 that expired 5/05, but it's been stored in my refrigerator since it was new, do you suppose that it's still okay? Thanks! Yes, I suppose it is. Try a roll first before you take it on a once in a lifetime vacation trip, though. |
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Expired film
No vacations planned, but with my luck, I'll get the shot of my life only to
be ruined by bad film! I think I'll just throw it in the round file! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes, I suppose it is. Try a roll first before you take it on a once in a lifetime vacation trip, though. |
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Expired film
"Steve Bosell" writes:
No vacations planned, but with my luck, I'll get the shot of my life only to be ruined by bad film! I think I'll just throw it in the round file! I think the worst you can expect is that the colors will be a bit off. |
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Steve Bosell wrote:
No vacations planned, but with my luck, I'll get the shot of my life only to be ruined by bad film! I think I'll just throw it in the round file! What a waste. Film is not milk. Except for the very high speed film such as T-Max P3200, most film does not "go bad". It ages. All films are sensitive to cosmic radiation, but until they get to the speed of P3200, they are not sensitive enough to matter. All film develops fog with age, although it takes many years for normal speed film to become a problem. Color film experiences two problems, one, it becomes obsolete and the processing becomes difficult or in some cases impossible to find. Kodachrome is unfortunately headed that way. In the case of slightly out of date Ektachrome, there is no chance of that for a long time. The second is color shifts. Professional color film is aged in caves until it reaches the desired color response and then shipped with short expiration dates under refrigeration. This is because professional photographers care about exact color balance and need the consistency. Consumer film is just shipped as needed, the color shifts won't bother your average consumer. Unless your film was stored in an oven (you said it was refigerated), it should be fine for several years. As others of have said, it probably should not be used for those once in a lifetime shots, but if you happen upon one with that film in your camera, I would not hesitate to use it. YMMV. If you really don't want to use it, and want to do a "good deed" stick it in an envelope and send it to me. :-) Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel N3OWJ/4X1GM IL Voice: (07)-7424-1667 Fax ONLY: 972-2-648-1443 U.S. Voice: 1-215-821-1838 Visit my 'blog at http://geoffstechno.livejournal.com/ |
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Expired film
"Steve Bosell" wrote in message
. .. No vacations planned, but with my luck, I'll get the shot of my life only to be ruined by bad film! I think I'll just throw it in the round file! Last week I saw work by an excellent slide worker who *only* uses out of date Kodachrome 64. He called new stock, rubbish. Simon |
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"Steve Bosell" wrote in message . .. I have a few rolls of Ektachrome 120 that expired 5/05, but it's been stored in my refrigerator since it was new, do you suppose that it's still okay? Thanks! ************************************************** ***** Expired film is great for taking pictures of something you are selling on Ebay. |
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Maybe I'll use it to take pictures of expired film I'm selling on ebay! :-)
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Expired film
I still have one roll of 120-size Kodachrome 64 just to prove to myself
that it did exist at one time. Simon Meeds wrote: "Steve Bosell" wrote in message . .. No vacations planned, but with my luck, I'll get the shot of my life only to be ruined by bad film! I think I'll just throw it in the round file! Last week I saw work by an excellent slide worker who *only* uses out of date Kodachrome 64. He called new stock, rubbish. Simon |
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