[LRflex] Re: Old film ? 20 years is too old !
- From: Mark Kronquist <mak@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:22:44 -0800
a restrainer in the developer will help heat...not age I shoot frozen
USAF surplus Ansco dated 1962 just fine
On Jan 21, 2010, at 8:01 PM, David Simms wrote:
> After successfully exposing and developing a 10 year old roll of
> Agfa APX25, I decided to push my luck with a roll of Efke (Adox)
> KB17 which had an expiry date of 1989 on it.
> After researching development times (I settled on 8;15 in D76 1:1) i
> gave it a try. The result...a film that shows generalized fogging,
> perhaps a zone 3.5 when transferred to the print.
> Oh, i had also done a pre-wet of 5 minutes as I usually do.
> Conclusion: If you have some old films around, 10 years or younger,
> shoot them but don't use the stuff for that irreplaceable moment
> when you've stepped onto the peak of Everest or K2.
>
> Just maybe...could I pull the film through some bleach to get rid of
> that fogging ? any ideas out there ?
>
> Dave
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