RE: [pinhole discussion]Expired film

From: George L Smyth <glsmyth_at_domain.name.suppressed>
Date: Thu 07 Sep 2000 - 14:47:04 PDT

--- Tom Purdum <javaboyone@yahoo.com> wrote:
> This may be a silly question, but does expired film
> give any advantage or render different results?

Expired film will generally lose speed and contrast. Obviously, it depends
upon how old it is and how it has been kept. I use film that's 5-7 years old
that has been frozen the entire time with excellent results. However, were it
to have been stored at room temperature I would probably toss it.

Cheers -

george

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