I tend to order new film stock when I go on a trip, then freeze the unused
leftovers. Over the years, I've accumulated a significant number of B&W and
color rolls this way. I have found that frozen B&W in the ISO 100-400 range
lasts many years. I recently used some about 15 years old without issue. My
untested opinion is that refrigerator temps wouild slow the aging process,
but would not suspend it like freezing. Note that even frozen, film can
deteriorate from normal radiation effects.
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From: "Tim Daneliuk" <tundra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Pure-Silver Mailing List" <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2020 8:35 AM
Subject: [pure-silver] Do You Freeze Or Refrigerate Your Monochrome Film?
I have a lot of older film stock that is literally irreplaceable like
Agfapan APX100 in pretty much all major formats.
I've kept all my monochrome film (I shoot color only digitally) in the
freezer with good results. But circumstances have forced me to displace
that from the freezer into the fridge.
Any thoughts on lifetime of this film at the fridge temps (40F is common,
whereas freezers tend to be set at 0F).
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