As I understand it, film starts "aging" as soon as it's made.
The significant difference between pro film & consumer film is that pro film
is shipped and timed to hit the sales outlet at peak aging, where it's
refrigerated, which effectively stops the aging. Consumer film is allowed
to continue to age on the shelf rather than being maintained in the fridge.
I personally have always refrigerated, never frozen. I seem to recall a
specific film effect one could get from freezing film (made the emulsion
crack like dried mud) and the freezer has always frightened me. :)
The only problem I've encountered with refrigerated film is that if I'm not
very careful, exposure, composition and framing tend to be way off. I think
the emulsion slips on the film base. Yeah, that's it. :)
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of David Bell
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 4:26 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: ? on B&W photography
Could I ask someone to quickly run through the merits and de-merits of
fridge/freezer storage of film and whether it positively extends shelf life
or simply maintains the emulsion at a particular state. (or point me to a
relevant dissertation) Local factors of ambient temp and humidity are
presumably a factor. Below which temperature is the benefit negligible?
Thanks
Dave Bell
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Bill Pearce
Sent: 22 June 2006 19:45
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: ? on B&W photography
First, it's XP2, not 1. Got to cut down on my drinking.
While I generally agree with Schnozz, and it's thanks to him that I
regularly use DD-X, I don't like the Delta or T-Max film one little bit.
Perhaps that says more about me than the film, as I don't want to work that
hard or meter that carefully, but I highly recommend Plus-X in DD-X. Easy to
use, great tonal range, etc. That's one of the films that I will get a
freezer full of it the idiots at Kodak kill it.
Bill Pearce
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