Freezing Film and B&W paper

[RJStent]

As it gets more difficult and expensive to buy film (B&W and slide) and B&W paper, does anyone out there have any experience of storage of flim and paper in the freezer. Does it extend its life/qualities of have I wasted my time buying a freezer for this purpose?
Thanks

 

[Photo Engineer]

If you search here, you will find dozens if not hundreds of posts and threads on this subject.

PE

 

[Gerald C Koch]

Yes, refrigeration of film and paper has been discussed ad nauseum here.

 

[2F/2F]

Yes, it will extend the life of your materials, almost indefinitely in certain cases (e.g. slow films). But it will not shield against fogging caused by radiation. The faster a film is, the more this will affect it. Delta 3200 keeps poorly, for example.