Gee. Expired film police. You buy what you want for your reasons and I'll do the same.![]()
Now, I go to the brick-and-mortar store whenever I need a few rolls.
Do you remember when Maxi and Super-C grocery stores and Pharmaprix drugstores decided to dump all their film for pennies on the dollar? I still have some in my freezer!
As for mystery stored in the desert film from church bazaars, the best price I paid was 10¢ a roll of Konica. I still need to try it out.
No, it was more around 2006.Was it around 2018?
Yes, it only lowered the contrast.
I reflexively buy Panatomic X and Verichrome if it's in front of me. but I really can't say why. Pulled TMAX looks the same as Panatomic and is a whole lot cheaper (these days). I guess it's the thrill of film as old as I am still working that makes it worthwhile.
Did you use a anti-fog chemical?
I've seen adverts for expired 35mm film with expiry dates of 2001, 2004, etc. The price doesn't appear to be much different from fresh 35mm film from what I can tell, maybe a tiny bit cheaper.
There must be a market for it, and I'm intrigued as to the various reasons one might purchase expired film.
I have some 1996 expired Ektachrome 100 in 8x10 that would be a challenge to discern from fresh. In some cases the color shifts arguably improve the film.
thanks, I will probably try developing a single frame first from 35mm film, at box speed, then compensate until its right. I have a box of 18 rolls from 2003, and a few others from 80's and 70's.I shoot at box speed and develop normally. The oldest transparency (E6 process) I've bothered to shoot and process was 27 years expired, and it turned out very nicely in terms of exposure and color.
thanks, I will probably try developing one frame at a time first from 35mm film, at box speed, then compensate until its right. Will have to trim the film manually, I've done this before with an old Leica iiif, which allows easy positioning of a trimmed piece of film. I have a box of 18 rolls from 2003, and a few others from 80's and 70's. Don't want to waste them.
Any advice on how to expose/process long expired Ektachrome? I have dozens of rolls from 2000, 1983, 1970's.
Fog is the big enemy for processing it reversal. If you only get muddy transparencies developing it as reversal, you can try cross processing it in C41 to get negatives and then enlarge as b&w (or convert). There's no weird mask on Ektachrome, so it would enlarge well as b&w. (I've done it, actually.)
Use a warming skylight filter and have fun.
Well I want to develop expired ektachrome as a positive for actual slide projection/ viewing
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