Forgotten Film

[mtlc]

Hello all,

I just found a roll of Illford HP5 plus 400 black and white film that I shot before a 16 year hiatus with film photography, it could even be 20 years old. Unfortunately it wasn't stored in the freezer, just in a dresser drawer.

I'd like to try and develop the film and am looking for tips. The developer I have on hand and am familiar with is HC-110, and I use Arista Fixer.

My procedure is as follows for recently exposed film all steps are performed at 68 F/20 C. My definition of a complete inversion is turning the film tank upside down then right side up.

HC-110 at a 1:31 dilution, for five minutes and 15 seconds.
-One minute continuous agitation at start, one complete inversion every two seconds
-Five inversions every 30 seconds spaced over eight seconds

Rinse
-45 seconds one complete inversion every two seconds

Arista fixer 1:4 dilution for six minutes.
-Agitate 30 seconds at start, one complete inversion every two seconds
-Six inversions every minute spaced out over nine seconds

Rinse
-Five times, five complete inversions

Photoflow
-One drop
-One complete inversion
-Let sit for 30 seconds.

Do I need to change the development and/or fixing times?

Thanks!

 

[xkaes]

It's probably fine. What I would do would be to cut off a short piece of film and develop that as a test -- and change as needed.

 

[rcphoto]

I would process normally.

 

[Romanko]

Follow your normal procedure.

 

[mtlc]

Thanks everyone, I think I'll give it a try tomorrow!

 

[Augustus Caesar]

Last year I tried to develop some rolls that had been sitting for about 10 years. The room tends to get warm in the summer. The film emulsion had melted to some extent, and the film could not be unwound.

 

[john_s]

Thanks everyone, I think I'll give it a try tomorrow!

And please let us know how it goes. Many of us have such a roll or two that we need to develop.

 

[mtlc]

It worked!!! I remember taking these back in 2009 in the U.P. (upper peninsula of Michigan for non-Midwestern US folks). I can't believe after sitting for all those years and after three moves the pictures look like they were taken on the roll of film I shot this morning and developed with it!