HP5 exposed 10 months ago.

[Fellipe de Paula]

I got a HP5 (400) shot 10 months ago and it was kept in ambient temperature (~27ºC). How do I develop it? Any special tips?

 

[Anscojohn]

HC110 is reputed to keep fog at a minimum; which conceivably could be a bit of a problem with film stored for almost a year at that temperature.

 

[Fellipe de Paula]

I have Microphen and D76... I can look for hc110 if it's better.

 

[Alex Bishop-Thorpe]

I keep my exposed film in a cardboard box in my bookshelf, most of which is HP5+. Australian summers get pretty foul, 40ºC isnt unusual - but I've never had any fogging issues that I could detect. Film is pretty darn robust in the face of general abuse, in my experience.

 

[Ian Grant]

It should be fine, just process normally.

Ian

 

[Usagi]

Wirelessly posted (Samsung 2700: SAMSUNG-B2700/XBIB2 SHP/VPP/R5 NetFront/3.4 SMM-MMS/1.2.0 profile/MIDP-2.0 configuration/CLDC-1.1)

It should be fine. I have developed hp5+, delta400, neopan400, neopan1600, tmax 3200 and delta3200 films that were exposed 1 to 3 years before (but kept mainly in fridge). Only 3200 films have had more base fog than they have normally.

My opinion is that latent image does not degenerate as fast and much as its usually warned.
That is one thing that i should really test carefully when i have time. I'll planned to expose one roll, then cut it to 3 pieces. Store one at fridge, one at desktop and develop one immediately. 6-12 month should show some differences if storing of exposed film is so no-no as it's usually told.

 

[kraker]

Last year, I developed a roll of FP4+ exposed in or around 1996. For about twelve years, it was stored at room temperature: hot in the summer, colder in the winter. I didn't do anything special when developing. Looks good. Don't worry.

 

[Fellipe de Paula]

Thanks!