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

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Subject: [Leica] Expired film advice
From: mak at teleport.com (Mark Kronquist)
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 10:04:29 -0700
References: <9703AB9C-F937-4A65-A7CA-AF89C7738050@gmail.com> <4A2554C8.2020800@hemenway.com>

It will be fine

I have black and white dated 1962 that still shoots okay (Ansco Ortho  
ISO40)
On Jun 2, 2009, at 9:35 AM, Jim Hemenway wrote:

> 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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In reply to: Message from mingthein at gmail.com (Thein Onn Ming) ([Leica] Expired film advice)
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