[rollei_list] Re: Expired in 1999

  • From: Peter Mattei <petermattei@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:32:58 -0800

Shrodinger's Cat on this one, my friend.  I've tended to use expired
freezer stock for whimsical weekend shooting with Ilford FP4, Kodachrome 64
and Efke 127 stock for the Baby Rolleis.

On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Sam B. Anson <sam.anson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Carlos, way OT hypothetical question. If I put the film in a small lead
> box and put the box in a freezer would the film be  protected from gamma
> radiation?
>
> Sam
>
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> 2012/2/17 Sam B. Anson <sam.anson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > Carlos, thanks for taking the time to write such a detailed, interesting
> response. I am assume I could buy a roll  of B&W 120, freeze for 10 years
> and the film would still be viable after a long cold, "sleep". Correct?
>
> That is correct, a frozen film could last decades and decades like new
> except for the gamma radiation effect.-
>
> Carlos
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