Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I once upon a time hit upon a hell of a lot of K25 out of date rolls for a penny each - with the yellow cloth bag type for those who remember. This was my second best experience in my photographic life, after digital photography, with regards to wallet issues. And I learned a lot then. Use them, and don't complain if they fail. But use them to try things you wouldn't have otherwise. My two cents Phx Daniel Ridings wrote: >Color negative film that is two years out of date should be thrown away. > >If you're using it, you're just using it to test. You can run all >those variables below in your tests. > >I would say that you can then report back, but no one will be interested. > >Few of us spend so much money on cameras like Leicas just so that we >save pennies by using out-of-date film. > >Buy fresh film. > >NPS is a professional film. It is intended to be stored properly and >used when fresh. > >Do yourself a favor and forget it. > >Daniel > >On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 2:34 PM, Vick Ko <vick.ko@sympatico.ca> wrote: > > >>I shot a couple rolls of Fuji NPS 160, outdated 2006 film last week. >> >>The shots came out with low colour contrast, looking a bit washed out / >>faded. >> >>My film processor guy told me that the exposure was correct. >> >>I'm trying another roll with t different lab this week - a lab that is more >>experienced (i.e. better, more expensive). >> >>My question - what do you typically find as the degradation of dated Fuji >>NPS? >> >>- more exposure needed (i.e. slower speed)? >> >>- faded colours? So more Photoshop / Lightroom time if I want to "improve" >>the prints myself? >> >>So other effect, or combination of effects? >> >>Vick >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >