Expired TMZ: can it be salvaged?
Moderator: Keith Tapscott.
Expired TMZ: can it be salvaged?
I understand TMZ doesn't keep long after expiration, even when refrigerated. I've got quite a few rolls that expired in 2006 that have, for what it's worth, been kept refrigerated. Can they be salvaged as a slower film? What does the deterioration consist of?
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Re: Expired TMZ: can it be salvaged?
The only way to be sure Kevin is to shoot a roll and process it. Films usually lose some speed and contrast as they age past their expiry date, so bracket your exposures to see if that has happened.
Re: Expired TMZ: can it be salvaged?
Thank you, Keith. Will do.
Re: Expired TMZ: can it be salvaged?
The faster the film, the more it is affected by cosmic radiation. I would not expect this film to be useless, but it would be iffy at this stage.