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Equipment & Techniques => The Wet Darkroom => Topic started by: NigelC on December 11, 2012, 06:25:10 am

Title: Worth developing old films
Post by: NigelC on December 11, 2012, 06:25:10 am

I haven't used film for some years now but I found about seven films in the chest freezer, mix of 35mm and 120, guessing exposed between 2005 and 2008/9. Do you think these are still worth developing? - it would be nice to do that then sell my film developing kit (printing stuff went some yrs ago for comparatively speaking, not much money)
I have some unopened chemicals I think bought about 2009/10 - can't see why stop bath and fix would go off, but unopened bottle of Paterson Aculux 3 after 2/3 years?

Title: Re: Worth developing old films
Post by: WalterEG on December 11, 2012, 08:24:43 am

Suck it and see would be my guess.  Nothing to lose running a roll or so through the soup.  Cheap enough.

Title: Re: Worth developing old films
Post by: popnfresh on December 12, 2012, 01:16:21 am

Look at it this way, the only guarantee that you won't get any images from this film is if you do nothing.

Go for it.