Hugh 38 Posted August 11, 2013 Share #1 Posted August 11, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Sorry if this has been covered before ; I have had a look round for some information. A friend has cleared out her fridge and has offered me lots of film , all out of date , all properly kept in the fridge ( refrigerator ) . I have bought 40 rolls of Ilford Delta , FP4 and some Kodak Tmax which I do not know . It is all dated 1997 / 98 and I recon should be fine as I have recently processed other Ilford B&W films of similar vintage. I have also been offered a number of C41 and E6 films which I declined for now as I am unsure of them . They all date from 1996/97 approx and corectly stored . I do not think I have used colour film more than about 3 years out of date . How well does colour film keep ? Do the colours shift ? Dyes loose sensitivity ? Some of the other films include : Ektchrome Panther 1600 dated 1995 , I have used it in the past and it was wild . Ilford XP2 which I have no practice with . Some Fuji colour negative approx 1995 Kodak Ektapress which I think was a variable speed film , never used it. It is tempting to get the film but it can get expensive now sending the E6 and C41 films for procesing. I can do the B&W films myself . She even had a roll of Kodachrome 25 ,( possibly the best fim ever ) and 2 rolls of Kodachrome 200 .A waste not to have used the Kodachrome. Any ideas or views on the above.? Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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spydrxx Posted August 12, 2013 Share #2 Posted August 12, 2013 Use what you got, and take the XP2 as well. Leave the color especially as you rarely shoot color and it is becoming increasingly expensive to process. Have fun! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted August 12, 2013 Share #3 Posted August 12, 2013 All the film will be OK if stored as you say. I am revisiting my old colour stock which is up to 20 years old. Just processed some and it is 'perfect'. I used to buy bulk rolls and load cassettes myself. I still have about 20 rolls of FujiPress 100 and several FujiPress 800 left. I use it for 'street' work now, but it was intended for theatrical work originally . I still buy Portra 160 and 400 for serious work, only because I prefer the colours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjans Posted August 12, 2013 Share #4 Posted August 12, 2013 The oldest color film (Fuji Superia) I have used was dated 2004. Not a single problem. Perfect colors. Best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyoung Posted August 12, 2013 Share #5 Posted August 12, 2013 If its been in a freezer I would use it, but not for anything vital, but IMHO 15 years in only a fridge might be a bit problematic Gerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted August 12, 2013 Share #6 Posted August 12, 2013 If its been in a freezer I would use it, but not for anything vital, but IMHO 15 years in only a fridge might be a bit problematic Gerry Gerry, if asked I would probably say what you have said, except, that my experience shows other wise. I starting to use up some colour film from 'many' years ago that was left in a film bag left idle for more than 10 years. It is proving to be fine. However, I will still not use it for 'serious' work. Old film in my fridge does not worry me. For paid work I will still buy fresh film. I guess that's called insurance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsgary Posted August 13, 2013 Share #7 Posted August 13, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) B+w will be fine, i usually get given old film so i hope it was very cheap, some of the film i was given was 26 years out of date trix and it looked great, i can show you some 18 years out of date Ektar 100 when i get home Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsgary Posted August 13, 2013 Share #8 Posted August 13, 2013 18 years out of date Ektar 100, don't know how it was kept but i did not put it in the fridge and i had it for 1 year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 38 Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share #9 Posted August 14, 2013 Thanks for the replies , a range of opinions which generally appears to be favourable. I am fairly happy with the conventional B&W film , and I have learned that XP2 appears to keep better than colour films which suprised me as they are all dye image films. ( I think ) I have a roll of Vericolour 3 from her which I will try out . I think I last used that in 1987/88 for doing a wedding . Just sorted out the film in the fridge and freezer and there is masses of it now . I think I will now be doing far more black and white work now. I have mainly done slides in the past. Very good pictures above , thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerryharwood Posted September 17, 2013 Share #10 Posted September 17, 2013 I have just done an article re, quality and lenses of the 60's- up to 2000's. To illustrate the article, i used film Fuji and Kodak, (trannies) at least 10 years out of date, and not kept in the fridge, in line with the subject data; upshot of it was- no problems at all- out of 140 shots, i only binned one frame. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 38 Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share #11 Posted January 12, 2014 Just an update : The Vericolour was fine , good colours , sharp . I have processed some of the Ilford FP4 and it is great , even though I over developed it a bit by mistake , not concentrating on the clock . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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