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 ________________________________________ From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] on behalf of CarlosMFreaza [cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 3:20 PM To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Expired in 1999 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 --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by erroneous transmission of this message. If you received this message in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it and notify the sender. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly prohibited. --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list