big Quickload into regular little 4x5 box

[removedacct2]

I have done a bargain 3 boxes of Astia-100f 4x5 in Quickload, expired 2008, at basically price of one box. Hadn't though of shooting reversal, not negative colour either, in 4x5, but after playing recently with BW+c41 development of some 120 reversal rolls I got along a bunch of BW, it seems expired reversal can be a good alternative for some colour in 4x5 once in a while without going bankrupt.

so I have these 3 boxes, a total of 60 sheets. It's quite voluminous. I have no quickload back, use Grafmatic back of regular double holder.

the picture resumes the operation, a bit time consuming but not much. It goes fast in the dark. And, yes, the sheet inside the QuickLoad envelop is a regular one with the notches.

from the pile to the left into a regular empty 4x5 box. I keep the thick dark plastic bag and cardboard fold used inside the boxes

59 times this and then



put a label and the small box with 59 sheets to the frigde:

no I have to hurry to buy all expired Quickload film available online before it goes up similar to regular 4x5 packages... :->

 

[DREW WILEY]

Don't be too slow to shoot it either! At a certain point the highlights start to cross over, even with frozen film, and overall blandness in hue reproduction is also a risk. But a 2006 exp date isn't too bad. Sad that you took them out of the sleeves. Quickload holders are easy to find, and its because of the convenience of those, backpacking or airline traveling, that I began using Fuji film packed that way. Wish they were still available; but the equipment needed for the sleeving was wearing out and apparently apparently wasn't cost-effective to replace (a slightly oversimplified explanation of what happened).

 

[removedacct2]

At a certain point the highlights start to cross over, even with frozen film, and overall blandness in hue reproduction is also a risk. But a 2006 exp date isn't too bad.

I shot some of it, developed in fresh chemicals. Not too bad, may require only a bit of adjustements:

( heavy scratches on that one, caused accidentally by me while manipulating the sheet, it is a cut to 2¼ x 3¼ , for use with a Grafmatic 23)

 

[mitrajoon]

Nice

 

[DREW WILEY]

Hard to tell over the web if there is any crossover; but the film certainly seems usable. One precaution, however, is that once a box of expired film like this is thawed out, it starts to shift faster than fresh film, so should ideally be used up within a just few months or so.

Interesting architecture. I'd hate to be the steeplejack responsible for polishing that rooster weathervane, or whatever that is,
at the very top, or replacing wooden shingles way up there.