Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/02

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Subject: [Leica] Expired film advice
From: Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:35:20 -0400
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I'm still successfully using 11x15 Ektachrome 100.

It's expiration date is 2001 and it has been kept frozen only since 
around 2005.

Go for it!

Jim

Thein Onn Ming wrote:
> Quick question for the film experts out there - I discovered a cache of 
> slide film (velvia 50, 100, provia 100) in my freezer while looking for 
> something for dinner the other day. Any ideas as to whether it's still 
> useable, or is going to trigger horrible color shifts? Expiry date is 
> mid-2007, and it's been stored refrigerated both in the store and since 
> I bought it. Instinct tells me it's probably fine, but what do you think?
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Ming
> 
> THEIN Onn Ming
> *photohorologer ming at www.mingthein.com
> www.flickr.com/mingthein
> 
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