My favorite colour film has lost two stops

Kevin Caulfield · Jun 18, 2014

I spent a few days in Tasmania last week at the Freycinet Peninsula and took along some B&W film for my Hasselblad 500 C/M, and also dug out two rolls of Agfa RSX II 50 from the freezer. I expected a one stop extra exposure would be enough to compensate for the age of the RSX II. I collected the processed slide film today, and was surprised to see that one stop over was usually not enough, and I should have allowed about two stops. The film had a 2003 expiry, so it's probably not too surprising. I just thought I should share this if anybody else is shooting old Agfa slide film.

Xmas · Jun 19, 2014

hi Kevin
Is your stache from same batch?
when did you last shoot and @ what EI?
Noel

Kevin Caulfield · Jun 19, 2014

Hi Noel, yes the same batch. The last time I used it was 2005 or 2007, and I rated it at 50.

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Xmas · Jun 19, 2014

Hi Kevin
I can stop panic attack,
2007 was not yesterday,
The oldest slide I have is only about 2007 dated need to start again soon then.
Sorry about yours.
Noel

Kevin Caulfield · Jun 19, 2014

No worries, Noel. I just found some other ones I shot in 2009 and they are better. So it has lost a bit in the last five years. But I'm not disappointed. There are no serious colour shifts so I am happy with that.

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Xmas · Jun 19, 2014

Hi Kevin

I've looked and most of mine is 2009 exp Fuji 400 so I need to try one soon.

Noel

pentaxpete · Jun 19, 2014

I have lots of 2002 dated Fuji MS 100-800 120 size and find I rate it at 100 ASA still and it comes out well -- it has been in fridge since I was given it many years ago - all that seems to happen is that the D-Max gets lower so you do not get such 'Black Blacks'. ( That is the effect of fog level on slide films)

StoneNYC · Jun 20, 2014

How was yours stored??

Kevin Caulfield · Jun 20, 2014

It has been in the freezer the whole time.

StoneNYC · Jun 20, 2014

Kevin Caulfield said:
It has been in the freezer the whole time.

Hmm that doesn't bode well for my 4x5 Astia100f that's been freezer stored, but expired in 2003...

Roger Cole · Jun 20, 2014

Agfa slide film was often said not to keep well. I've no experience with it but do have some Optima 100 neg film expired 2007 I believe that seems fine.

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Dr Croubie · Jun 20, 2014

I've got some Velvia, Astia, and RSX from about 10 years ago, all allegedly freezered until I got it (but definitely since), and I've never had a major problem with speed-loss. But then again, my metering is hardly an exact science and I add/subtract all sorts of fudge then guess times anyway (especially when an RVP ends up at 1s, I'll just bulb it and count to 3 or 4 in my head for reciprocity).

My favorite colour film has lost two stops

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