Several months ago there was an article in (iirc) Popular Photography
about someone who found his Grandmother's camera in a trunk in the
attic with film still in it. Not expecting much, he had the film developed.
Evidently, she was very frugal with her use of film -- the photos turned
out to have been taken starting in 1919 and ending in 1933. All the
shots came out, despite the fact that the camera had been packed
away with a bunch of old clothes for over 60 years!
That was B&W film; I doubt the same kind of life would be found
in color film . . . and this may have zero relevance to photographic paper.
Mike Vande Bunt
Scott Sellers wrote:
>
> I believe once the silver halides are exposed, they become less
> stable, and remain so until developed/fixed. I don't know
> the effects on the image, or what time frame we're
> talking about. In any case, I think keeping the paper/film cool
> becomes even more important after it is exposed.
>
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