Freezer sheet film stored use question

peter k. · Oct 13, 2023

How many of you load your film up when it still cold, and then place the reminder of the box back into freezer?
Never use to do it, because of fear of condensation, but we tried it the other day and it didn't seem to have any ill effects, on B&W ... Arista EDU 200.

koraks · Oct 13, 2023

peter k. said:
Never use to do it, because of fear of condensation

Same here.
I was messing about with an old box of cut-sheet Endura paper the other day. Took it out of the fridge, opened up the box & bag and sure enough, condensation everywhere. I wouldn't want to try that with film. It may work 9 times and then the 10th the weather happens to be a little more humid and...

Sirius Glass · Oct 13, 2023

I always wait for the film to come up to ambient temperature after removing it from the freezer. Then only when the film is at ambient temperature do I open the factory packaging.

Sal Santamaura · Oct 13, 2023

peter k. said:
...Never use to do it, because of fear of condensation, but we tried it the other day and it didn't seem to have any ill effects, on B&W ... Arista EDU 200.

Try it somewhere that's not arid Arizona and see what happens.

peter k. · Oct 13, 2023

HaHaHa ah Ha ...
Yep, good points about the humidity, its been low, so we will go back to our old behavior and be good, and wait till it becomes ambient temp before loading.
thanks p.

eli griggs · Oct 13, 2023

Wait for the temperature to stabilize, then open, take what you need and close package, the seal it inside a large freezer bag or a plastic jar.

Tupperware is best, but gets brittle in freezing temp, so that it well and it will well serve it's purpose.

Visit thrift shops, yard sales, church sales, you get the idea, and the price of this stuff with GOOD lids, should be pretty low.

I do both for chemicals and it works well.

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