Re: Are these old films worth using?
If the films were refrigerated or frozen, they might be surprisingly good. The Ektachrome and Fujichrome may give you some pretty strange colors. The others are print films, and many color-shift sins can be absolved in printing. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 4/5/11, Sam L samthegr...@gmail.com wrote: From: Sam L samthegr...@gmail.com Subject: Are these old films worth using? To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 9:39 PM Hi all, I just picked up a batch of film from my local freecycle list. I thought they were non-expired, but sadly, that is not the case. So of the films below, are any worth my developing dollars? (I know I can get C-41 done for somewhat cheap down at my local Walgreens) I'm guessing I should just throw it all out. FILM EXP DATE PROCESS Kodak Ektachrome 100 HC 1991-08 Kodak Max 400 2004-09 C-41 Fujichrome Provia 100 1996-12 CR-56 Fujicolor Superia Reala -?? C-41 Kodak Gold 200 -?? C-41 Thanks! --- Sam PS: Ektachrome slide film from 1991? 20 years expired. Wow. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Are these old films worth using?
On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 9:08 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: If the films were refrigerated or frozen, they might be surprisingly good. The Ektachrome and Fujichrome may give you some pretty strange colors. The others are print films, and many color-shift sins can be absolved in printing. So skip the slide film and give the print film a go? Or did I misinterpret that. Thanks! --- Sam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Are these old films worth using?
From: Sam L Hi all, I just picked up a batch of film from my local freecycle list. I thought they were non-expired, but sadly, that is not the case. So of the films below, are any worth my developing dollars? (I know I can get C-41 done for somewhat cheap down at my local Walgreens) I'm guessing I should just throw it all out. FILMEXP DATE PROCESS Kodak Ektachrome 100 HC1991-08 Kodak Max 400 2004-09 C-41 Fujichrome Provia 100 1996-12 CR-56 Fujicolor Superia Reala -?? C-41 Kodak Gold 200 -?? C-41 Thanks! --- Sam PS: Ektachrome slide film from 1991? 20 years expired. Wow. A lot depends on how they were stored. If whoever had them was keeping them refrigerated, they should still be usable. I wouldn't use them for critical application (i.e. a paying client), but they're worth playing with. One thing to consider is using the E-6 films for cross processing (i.e. have Walgreens run them through the C-41 machine). C-41 processing at the mini-labs is pretty cheap. IIRC, we charged about $1.50/roll for process only when I was running the mini-lab at Target. Process CR-56 is the same as E-6, I think it's just a designation that Fuji uses for their license of the E-6 process. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Are these old films worth using?
From: Sam L On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 9:08 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: If the films were refrigerated or frozen, they might be surprisingly good. ?The Ektachrome and Fujichrome may give you some pretty strange colors. ?The others are print films, and many color-shift sins can be absolved in printing. So skip the slide film and give the print film a go? Or did I misinterpret that. Thanks! If they were refrigerated, the slide films should be good too. If they were not, the color negative films will have more resilience to the less than optimal storage, but the slide films can be processed in color negative (C-41) chemistry. They will give strange color shifts if you do. That is not necessarily a bad thing. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Are these old films worth using?
I suggest use all the C41 films freely for non-critical work. They seem to withstand time and storage at room temperature without significant deterioration. I have no experience with dated slide films, though. Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/bulentcelasun 2011/4/6 Sam L samthegr...@gmail.com: Hi all, I just picked up a batch of film from my local freecycle list. I thought they were non-expired, but sadly, that is not the case. So of the films below, are any worth my developing dollars? (I know I can get C-41 done for somewhat cheap down at my local Walgreens) I'm guessing I should just throw it all out. FILM EXP DATE PROCESS Kodak Ektachrome 100 HC 1991-08 Kodak Max 400 2004-09 C-41 Fujichrome Provia 100 1996-12 CR-56 Fujicolor Superia Reala -?? C-41 Kodak Gold 200 -?? C-41 Thanks! --- Sam PS: Ektachrome slide film from 1991? 20 years expired. Wow. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Are these old films worth using?
Yes, unless you're feeling courageous and the slide films were refrigerated or frozen. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Wed, 4/6/11, Sam L samthegr...@gmail.com wrote: If the films were refrigerated or frozen, they might be surprisingly good. The Ektachrome and Fujichrome may give you some pretty strange colors. The others are print films, and many color-shift sins can be absolved in printing. So skip the slide film and give the print film a go? Or did I misinterpret that. Thanks! --- Sam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Are these old films worth using?
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 9:39 PM, Sam L samthegr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I just picked up a batch of film from my local freecycle list. I thought they were non-expired, but sadly, that is not the case. So of the films below, are any worth my developing dollars? (I know I can get C-41 done for somewhat cheap down at my local Walgreens) I'm guessing I should just throw it all out. FILM EXP DATE PROCESS Kodak Ektachrome 100 HC 1991-08 Kodak Max 400 2004-09 C-41 Fujichrome Provia 100 1996-12 CR-56 Fujicolor Superia Reala -?? C-41 Kodak Gold 200 -?? C-41 Thanks! Take pictures of old things, so you won't be disappointed. Dave --- Sam PS: Ektachrome slide film from 1991? 20 years expired. Wow. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Are these old films worth using?
Hi all, I just picked up a batch of film from my local freecycle list. I thought they were non-expired, but sadly, that is not the case. So of the films below, are any worth my developing dollars? (I know I can get C-41 done for somewhat cheap down at my local Walgreens) I'm guessing I should just throw it all out. FILMEXP DATE PROCESS Kodak Ektachrome 100 HC1991-08 Kodak Max 400 2004-09 C-41 Fujichrome Provia 100 1996-12 CR-56 Fujicolor Superia Reala -?? C-41 Kodak Gold 200 -?? C-41 Thanks! --- Sam PS: Ektachrome slide film from 1991? 20 years expired. Wow. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Are these old films worth using?
Don't know. The processes are still available, the Ektachrome is E6 BTW. i'd expect quite a bit of color shift in some cases. Maybe I'm a bad person to reply as I'm exposing some Konica VX 100 that expired in '98. On 4/5/2011 9:39 PM, Sam L wrote: Hi all, I just picked up a batch of film from my local freecycle list. I thought they were non-expired, but sadly, that is not the case. So of the films below, are any worth my developing dollars? (I know I can get C-41 done for somewhat cheap down at my local Walgreens) I'm guessing I should just throw it all out. FILMEXP DATE PROCESS Kodak Ektachrome 100 HC1991-08 Kodak Max 400 2004-09 C-41 Fujichrome Provia 100 1996-12 CR-56 Fujicolor Superia Reala -?? C-41 Kodak Gold 200 -?? C-41 Thanks! --- Sam PS: Ektachrome slide film from 1991? 20 years expired. Wow. -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
