Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/24

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Subject: [Leica] film storage
From: gregj.lorenzo at shaw.ca (GREG LORENZO)
Date: Wed Aug 24 21:24:12 2005
 
> Could anyone in the group advise on the safety of storing film at 
> below-freezing temperatures?  I've got lots of room in the freezer 
> (several degrees below zero centigrade) but no room at all in the 
> fridge (a degree or two above).  Thanks, David Scollard
> 
David,

You'll want to package it in thick plastic bags with all the air pressed 
out. Defrost removed cassettes slowing and don't open the film cannister and 
load the film until it reaches room ambient temp.

Regards,

Greg