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Expired TMZ: can it be salvaged?

Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 4:13 pm
by kcf
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?

Re: Expired TMZ: can it be salvaged?

Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 7:38 am
by Keith Tapscott.
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?

Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 12:08 pm
by kcf
Thank you, Keith. Will do.

Re: Expired TMZ: can it be salvaged?

Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 9:12 pm
by Ornello
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.