Under exposed slide, leave or compensate?

duparis00

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Hey All,

So I shot a few sheets of expired provia 2006, thinking it was the up to date stuff. So I think I'm under exposed by a stop. Should I compensate when I'm developing or you think it'll be fine as is?
 

Fall

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I find this a difficult question to answer, as it depends on storage condition of the film. I remember hearing a reference to "a stop a decade", but as well this is debated. I haven't shot slides are that expired before, but with black and white films like pan atomic x (20+ years), I would overexpose by 1.5 to 2 full stops. In my opinion, since you are shooting sheet film, and developing at home I would just shoot a test sheet, and develop at normal times. This is really one of the easiest ways to solve the problems, with good results. Also, you could develop for a half stop over to fall within the reciprocity of failure of the film, if I remember correctly most slide film fall into that window. You could do that and save time, but I feel that is a little mediocre. If you can give me the storage conditions of the film, and the conditions shot in, I feel I could help you more.
 

mexipike

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Do you still have more sheets of the same vintage? If so, try and replicate the lighting conditions and do some tests.
 
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