That depends. If the film has been in cold storage and is not extremely out of date, there shouldn't be a problem. I recently shot a roll of Kodak Ektar 25 that had been frozen since its expiration date in 1995 and for playing with the Yashica 124 it was fine. I've also shot a fair amount of B&W, cold stored out of date and no problems with it either. I've also got a couple of pro packs of outdated Agfa Optima 200 on the way and will find out more about outdated color film after I shoot some of that.
This being said, I don't know whether I would depend on outdated film for serious photography. Bill KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Malcolm Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 12:33 PM Subject: Buying out of date film. > I have seen some terrific reductions for film a few months out of date, in > the last few weeks, but have not purchased, due to lack of information. > > Am I missing a bargain or do I need to learn something? > > Should I buy? > > Malcolm > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
