[Leica] What it the characteristic degradation of Fuji NPS 160?

[sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)]

If it was kept cold, It oughta be ok.

On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 6:49 PM, Geoff Hopkinson 
<hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>wrote:

> Clayton I follow what you are saying. Should I have said, It doesn't make
> sense for my type of photography to use outdated pro film?
> Post some pictures of your experimenting, folks.  I thawed several rolls of
> 120 to shoot for fun in my 645, but now have found some of it sadly out of
> date. I shot about 50 frames with my M8 instead, and even posted a new
> casual portrait (that sunk without trace!) So I did go shoot.
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/104733063
> I'm having a printing day instead and continue working on the Leica Users
> Photo Album book I am editing. Also I have just got my Photoshop CS4 update
> and am starting to learn the new tools  and doing some training on it.
>
>
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: RE: [Leica] What it the characteristic degradation of Fuji NPS
> 160?
>
> Quoth the Geoff Hopkinson :
>
> > Clayton, that's an interesting anecdote, but I'm not sure it is
> > applicable here. Experimenting with outdated pro film doesn't seem to
> > have any upside.
>
> Geoff,
>
> That's only true if you're both absolutely certain that your imagination
> and
> technical skills are capable of planning and executing the best possible
> image in any circumstance, AND if you're correct in that certainty, such
> that nothing unexpected could ever benefit you.
>
> Fortunately for me, I am absolutely certain I will never reach that level;
> my problem is that from time to time I drift into acting, and shooting, as
> though I have.  (Usually at that point my own work starts to bore me.)
>
> > Every other outcome is worse.
>
> May you never lose that kind of certainty.
>
> And may I never live long enough to have it.
>
> Each to his own.  Go shoot.
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