Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Most properly stored (cool, dry, in cans) black and white film is good for years after the expy date. I have shot film dating back to the 1940s with poor results. Yet ortho film from 1962 stored in a closet (ISO 40 Ansco) until I bought the case a dedade ago (frozen since) shoots fine. B&W film from the 1990s or even earlier s/b fine unless it got hot... Humidity is a problem with roll films the paper sometimes adheres to the emulsion in really old stuff (1950s and prior) You can restrain the developer to prevent reduce fog Mark - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html