Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Karen, or anyone, If one freezes film, even professional film that has been brought to "ripeness", can that film be kept almost indefinitely in the freezer without any major deterioration (for ordinary non-critical color uses)? Thanks........Julian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Nakamura" <mail@gpsy.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 8:34 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Fridge or freeze? > > At 4:15 PM -0400 05.6.3, Lew Schwartz wrote: > >Some time ago, I caught the end of a thread in which some members > >were arguing that freezing harms film. What's the current thinking > >on this subject? > > Lew - > > Polaroid SX-70 type instant films shouldn't be frozen, the developing > chemicals are stored in the little pouches at the bottom that can > rupture. > > But for all other films, freeze away. All of us do it. The only harm > is if mositure condensation if you take the film out of the > bag/canister before it has warmed up to room temperature. So keep the > film in the canister or in the bag/box. If you're in a really humid > area, you might want to put the box immediately in a plastic bag when > you remove it, otherwise the outside of the box might get soggy. > > Karen > > -- > Karen Nakamura > http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/ > http://www.photoethnography.com/blog/ > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >