annual film support almost completed

Ilford film annual take in completed for a lot of cash due to silver prices going up.
Only Kodak TMZ is in back order. Hope they can still supply me enough.

Would you store it @ -18°C in the deepfreezer although it's due 2013/2014/ and even a pack of 2015?
I mostly keep it at 15°C in the basement on a shelf but it's a lot of film so...?

I've just bought another ten boxes of 5x4 (FP4+) to go with the four purchased earlier in the year. These have all been triple bagged in zip-locks and put in the bottom of the freezer.

Your PanF+ and FP4+ will be good for years in the freezer - I'll leave others to comment on the Delta 3200.

Delta 3200 freeze it, always freeze it, because freezing it wont do it harm, but warm temperature will (then you have to define warm, but -18 is lower then +10...)

I just send in a order for PanF, FP4+ and HP5+ in 120,4x5 and 8x10, stock up??? well, i bet it will all be gone in 1 year

I don't see any HP5+
Freestyle has two-roll packs for less than a single roll price right now. I just ordered 20. I don't know if that helps you in Belgium or not...

Ulysses

rhmimac said:

Ilford film annual take in completed for a lot of cash due to silver prices going up.
Only Kodak TMZ is in back order. Hope they can still supply me enough.

Would you store it @ -18°C in the deepfreezer although it's due 2013/2014/ and even a pack of 2015?
I mostly keep it at 15°C in the basement on a shelf but it's a lot of film so...?

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When you can get a lot of film, you divide it into 3 groups, film you will be using in the next day or two goes in the camera bag, longer but less then 1 month, goes in the fridge, if it will be used in more then a month, but less then 3 months, it can go in a fridge-freezer, the rest goes in the deep freeze, on the bottom but opposite side to the motor. That which your putting in the deep freeze gets wrapped in a double layer of AL foil, then add a double layer of plastic wrap add a label and another layer of plastic. Best is to keep it in the original boxes, but make each package about a 3 month supply. you can put different films together in each package.

Thanks for the advice given on freezing in.
I will follow the guidance for 3 groups, short/mid and long term.
@wogster: what's the ALU foiling adding to the storage proces?

@ulysses: the HP5+ was still on rather enough stock level on my shelfs.
Tending towards Ilford for all B&W now, except for TMZ Tmax3200 which I really love parallel with D3200. @EI1600 TMZ gives more yummy contrast imho.
Shooting my neopan 1600+400 + Tmax 100/400 until my stock is depleted. I don't think I will get new of it.

rhmimac said:

Thanks for the advice given on freezing in.
I will follow the guidance for 3 groups, short/mid and long term.
@wogster: what's the ALU foiling adding to the storage proces?

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May slightly reduce the amount of radiation that gets to it, lead would be better, but you don't really want lead near food, which may also be in the same freezer.