Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No, I'm shooting a Leica ;) Thanks for your advice guys. I'll have to do some thinking now... max On 11 nov 2011, at 06.48, Richard Man wrote: > Unless of course you are shooting a Holga. Then the worse film the better > :-) > > > On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 8:19 PM, Mark Kronquist <mak at teleport.com> > wrote: > >> Mark has an excellent point and a larger budget than some. >> >> If you need to stretch your budget and the only way you can get an image >> is with an old roll go for it. Chance are it will b e fine. There area >> vast >> number of studies on line about preserving Black and White film for >> decades >> by controlling temperature, light (duh) and humidity. My darkroom freezer >> has Ansco Ortho 35mm that expired in 1962, Was cold stored in Elmdorf >> (Alaska) and it still seems just fine....of course back in 1962 I was 1 so >> I have no idea how it performed...would I choose it to pop in my Blad for >> the Apollo 11 pix? Hell no. Is it okay for grabbing shots at Occupy Oslo? >> Why now try it! My 2 cents Mark >> On Nov 10, 2011, at 8:13 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> >>> After picking out just the right camera and lens and getting to some >> worth >>> shooting thing in my car the last thing I wanted over the years was some >>> iffy film in my camera. It didn't take me long to value getting the best >>> possible film. Usually from a walk in fridge in a pro camera store. >> Plenty >>> of cheaper ways to get it. Not my interest. Too many shots coming out >> funny >>> and the likely suspect was the film in my earlier years. You want to >> remove >>> as many fuzzy variables as you can from the equation. The way my mind >> works >>> is I'm not going to lift my figure to do a shoot if I think I've already >>> shot myself in the foot before I even walk out the door with some half >> assed >>> gear. And film is your most critical piece of gear. Its gear food. >>> >>> -- >>> Mark R. >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >>> >>> >>>> From: Max Herrgard <herrgard at gmail.com> >>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:04:44 +0100 >>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Subject: [Leica] Expired 400 bw film >>>> >>>> Hey. >>>> >>>> I'm thinking of buying some expired Ilford Delta 400. The film expired >> in 2003 >>>> and have been stored in a fridge. >>>> >>>> Price is 15 SEK (?1,65 / $2.24) per roll. >>>> >>>> Anyone with experience from this film in its expired form? Does it work >> okay? >>>> I'm still in my learning-film-phase. >>>> >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Max >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information