Storage B&W film

greenspun.com : LUSENET : Leica Photography : One Thread

Lack of time to develop has keept my frezzer full of Tri-x used film, now is time to develop after two or three years, I´m a little concerned about what precautions to take. What shall I spect?

-- r watson (al1231234@hotmail.com), July 18, 2001

Answers

I have processed Tri-x after a hiatus of a couple of years. If the film has been stored in the freezer, just warm the film up for a couple of hours just like you would for using it, and process it normally. The film may be a tad bit more brittle from being in the freezer, but this usually occurs with frequent freeze/thaw cycles, not continuously frozen film. If in doubt process a couple of rolls and see if you need to change your timing to adjust for contrast from old film, but I wouldn't expect a change.

Enjoy your memories as they develop, but don't forget to print them as I do.

Mark J.

-- Mark A. Johnson (logic@gci.net), July 19, 2001.


Freezing will not cause any problems, especially with Tri-X. My record is five years but I have seen ten year old materials as well that developed just fine.

Cheers,

-- John Collier (jbcollier@powersurfr.com), July 19, 2001.


Thank´s a lot I feel relax now, I may wait a couple more years, (just kidding).

-- r watson (al1231234@hotmail.com), July 19, 2001.

More of a question really. How do you store exposed film in the freezer? In a ziplock bag, back in it's plastic container, tupperware or other.

Would be grateful for any answers.

-- Ravinder Walia (ravinder_walia@hotmail.com), July 20, 2001.


with out the plastic bottle and in a ziplock bag, in bunches of 50, my film is from 100ft bulks mainly

-- r watson (al1231234@hotmail.com), July 20, 2001.


Moderation questions? read the FAQ