Re: [pinhole discussion]Expired film

In a message dated 09/08/2000 2:06:24 AM Central Daylight Time, lva@pamho.net
writes:

> > This may be a silly question, but does expired film
> > give any advantage or render different results?
>
>
> Yes, the pundits say expired slide film is especially suited for
> cross-processing. It also renders a different result in your balance
> sheet.
>
> Brahma
>
I cant speak for anyone else, but I use expired film , mostly negative
materials(Daylight or Tungsten) , and either I get a orange-y " glow " , or
else a bluish cast , but also recognize that I also do long exposures at
night (exposure time approaching 30 minutes ) , where reciprocity failure
will enter in too, then throw in another factor whereby I utilize colored
gels over a spot light to " paint " a scene . I initally used just long
exposures, but became curious as to what would happen when I introduced
other variables, and allowed for serendipity to play itself out , needless to
say, it makes for some really interesting filtrations needed when printing
(11X14). I have used expired film that has been temperature controlled until
time of exposure, and I have used film that has been intentionally left at
room temp for protracted periods, to see what the results would be ,and in
one case , film was left in a canister and exposed to summer heat thru a car
windshield, (again, intentionally )
Received on Fri Sep 8 03:23:45 2000