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25 year-old underexposed latent images are almost certainly gone by now. Not worth the trouble.

 

Film that has not been exposed has a better chance of being usable than exposed film. Latent images on old film deteriorate faster than new images on old film.

 

I can recall seeing rolls of color film with several sets of Christmas photos on them, from customers. The recent ones were fine; the old ones, from 2 or 3 years back, showed color shifts and loss of contrast.

 

I developed last year some rolls of Panatomic-X exposed at EI 250, the recommended (at the time) EI for Diafine. Though they were a little thin, it is likely that EI 250 is a little optimistic. (Diafine now says 160.) Still, they were printable.

 

I now have some unexposed old Panatomic X to try.

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and I'm saying I can satisfy his curiosity by saying he'll get nothing of value.

 

If you are so intent on telling people what will satisfy their curiosity can you tell me why I keep doing analog photography?

 

Oh, I remember, it's because it's fun; even the failures. Never mind.

 

s-a

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25 year-old underexposed latent images are almost certainly gone by now. Not worth the trouble.

 

Thousands of found-rolls of undeveloped film have been processed, many of them worthwhile. It is worth a try.

 

B&W film can be re-developed (intensified) with modest success.

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