cheewai_m6 Posted July 15, 2010 Share #1 Posted July 15, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi guys, my scenario. I'm on a 3 month trip and shooting lots of film. Over 50 rolls. I can't really get them processed as I go because of extra weight and limited space. Plus I've had experience where I've films developed by bad labs and ruined my great wall of china phots. Has anyone had experience, experience being the key word, with long periods of time between exposure and processing? Is 3 months going to ruin my films? I'm shooting c-41 so they're not pro films which I believe are much much more sensative. I'm shooting fuji superier 100, 200 and 400 plus kodak cn400. Obviously the film at the start of the trip will be the ones I worry about most. I remember when I was younger I used to have kodak gold in the camera well over three months without any problems. Also these films being snap shot films back in the day, people would leave them in compact cameras for long periods between their parties and Christmas or whatever. I understand in an ideal world you would process asap, but from your experience, would 3 months hurt? The films are stored an insulated bag and won't ever reach over 30C. thanks guys, I just need some reassurance as I'm fairly sure theyll be fine. Also none of the film has passed expiry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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earleygallery Posted July 15, 2010 Share #2 Posted July 15, 2010 Yes they'll be fine. Leave them 3 years and you might find a little deterioration in terms of colour however. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndjambrose Posted July 16, 2010 Share #3 Posted July 16, 2010 You can leave them indefinitely as long as they're in a chilled environment. The longest I've left mine between exposure and processing is two years, with film kept in a zip lock bag in a metal tin in the fridge. No problems on development, except that it was very hard to load on the reel. But if you're not processing your own you won't care about that :-) The challenge in your case will be keeping the film away from dramatic fluctuations in temperature. 30C is very warm for extended periods of time, probably too warm in fact. I've done outdoor trips of a few weeks duration in strong heat, and found that a cooler bag loaded with ice was best. Not very practical if you're on foot, though. Don't overlook processing as you go. No point in getting prints made, clearly, but if you had the film processed only and returned uncut it could be loosely wound and put back in the plastic cartridge. It would actually be marginally lighter than unprocessed film, not to mention being impervious to x-rays and heat if you're travelling abroad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheewai_m6 Posted July 16, 2010 Author Share #4 Posted July 16, 2010 thanks for the confirmation guys. it's a great relief to know that. i've seen some pretty awesome things, and the trusty m6 has take some of the greatest memories i'll ever have. out of interest, if i had say velvia 50, or some other professional film, would it make any difference? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giordano Posted July 16, 2010 Share #5 Posted July 16, 2010 out of interest, if i had say velvia 50, or some other professional film, would it make any difference? No objective difference. Of course the longer you wait before developing your films, the more pictures you risk losing if the camera develops a fault. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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