Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/05

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Subject: [Leica] Re: LUG Digest, Vol 29, Issue 540
From: LRZeitlin at aol.com (LRZeitlin@aol.com)
Date: Sun Jun 5 07:21:43 2005

In a message dated 6/3/05 9:10:30 PM, lug-request@leica-users.org writes:

<< While we are talking about film, how long is it normally ok to develop and 
print black & white film past expiration date?  I noticed some degradation on 
color film which is about 6 months past expiration date. >>

I recently developed and printed B&W films taken during the Korean "Police 
Action" of 50+ years ago. I used Kodak Antifog #2 in the developer to suppress 
the inevitable fog. The negatives came out OK although the picture content was 
nothing to brag about. I could make a fairly decent print and they scanned 
well. I have heard of custom labs successfully processing Kodachrome take during 
WW2. I'm not sure if these long delays would work with today's superspeed B&W 
and color films. Cosmic rays you know.

Larry Z