Fuji Super HG II 200. EXP 11/1996 Use it or trash it?

[Acere]

Just got a few old cameras and there were four rolls of Fujifilm that expired in 1984. Are they worth using?

Thanks
Rolando

 

[koraks]

Sell on ebay as vintage item.
Photographically not worth the time of processing it.

 

[Don_ih]

I agree. If you don't trust it enough to use it and develop it, sell it. There are people who actually like it. I certainly wouldn't expect much from using it - although I did shoot a roll of 1950s Agfacolor a while ago....

 

[YoIaMoNwater]

Shoot one roll and bracket your shot with consecutive +1 exposures. Then you'll know at which iso to shoot the 3 other rolls.

 

[Huss]

Sell on ebay as vintage item.
Photographically not worth the time of processing it.

Yup sell it on ebay. From 1984 and no idea if refridgerated? Forget it. I made that mistake with some 110 film of the same vintage. It literally was blank. But of course I paid to get it developed...

 

[Sirius Glass]

Always worth shooting, but since you do not know how the film was stored do not shoot something that you cannot reshoot at a later date with fresher film.

 

[Patrick Robert James]

Sell it. Not worth your time.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Sell it. Not worth your time.

Put it on eBay as "rare, hard to find, highly sought, minty" and the famous protector "I do not know much about this."

 

[gone]

Make sure to mention the words vintage and rare in you ad as Sirius said. You only have 4 rolls, so by that basis they're rare. Sorta.

 

[koraks]

so by that basis they're rare. Sorta.

They sure are vintage in any case!

 

[Alan Edward Klein]

You think they'll buy my old sneakers?

 

[Sirius Glass]

You think they'll buy my old sneakers?

Use my words in post 6 and tie a pretty bow on it.

 

[Cholentpot]

Sell it. Not worth your time.

I develop my own C-41. It's always worth seeing what I get out of the crazy stuff I have sitting around.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

Sell on ebay as vintage item.
Photographically not worth the time of processing it.

try one on something you don't care about; have it processed and then decide if you want to use the others.

 

[Acere]

try one on something you don't care about; have it processed and then decide if you want to use the others.

Always worth shooting, but since you do not know how the film was stored do not shoot something that you cannot reshoot at a later date with fresher film.

I develop my own C-41. It's always worth seeing what I get out of the crazy stuff I have sitting around.

try one on something you don't care about; have it processed and then decide if you want to use the others.

EXPIRIRATION DATE CORRECTION:

Actual expiration date in 11/1996

Might be worth trying now

Thanks a lot for all your input guys

 

[Disconnekt]

Yeah, I'd say almost anything from mid-90's onward is worth a roll to try/better chance of getting something than anything from the 80's & earlier (less chance of getting something)

 

[Acere]

Shoot one roll and bracket your shot with consecutive +1 exposures. Then you'll know at which iso to shoot the 3 other rolls.

Makes sense. I can also use one roll to test a couple of old film cameras as well.

 

[Alan Edward Klein]

Makes sense. I can also use one roll to test a couple of old film cameras as well.

It's a bad idea to combine two unknowns in a test. How will you know which one of them, the film or the camera, is causing the problem?

Work with one variable at a time.

 

[Acere]

It's a bad idea to combine two unknowns in a test. How will you know which one of them, the film or the camera, is causing the problem?

Work with one variable at a time.

That's a good point, and I agree. I will be testing a Chinon SLR and Minolta SRT 102 vs a known good body (Nikon FM). I figure 10 exposures each from a 36 exp roll. I plan on starting with a +1 exposure value and take it from there. It should be a fun project

 

[koraks]

Yeah, the point is, what you're often looking for when testing older cameras, is light leaks. If you use film that's likely badly fogged to begin with, it's harder to spot minor leaks. Major issues will be apparent, but it's not exactly fool proof this way.

 

[Cholentpot]

It's a bad idea to combine two unknowns in a test. How will you know which one of them, the film or the camera, is causing the problem?

Work with one variable at a time.

In theory Al is right.

In practice I just roll along and mess things up.

 

[Agulliver]

I've not had good luck with expired Fuji colour film....and Super G pre-dates Superia.

If you really want, try exposing at 100 or 50 ISO and seeing what you get.

Personally I'd hand some onto a friend who loves experimenting with expired film and sell two on eBay to other similar minded folk to fund purchase of new film.

 

[Acere]

Thanks for your responses and advice

I'll try out one roll, see how it does and post about the results