Expired Ilford XP2 film

[dfoo]

I've found some expired Xp2 from 2008/6. Has anyone have any experience with expired XP2? Would should I expect if I buy it? The cost per roll is about $3.50 a roll vs about $4.25 a roll for non-expired, so not that much cheaper.

 

[kully]

I'm using expired Reala100 which expired in 2007 and which is fine (and I can't tell the difference between that and in-date stock). However, that lives in the freezer.

For 75 cents, I'd buy some of each and see what the difference is.

 

[furcafe]

I have no experience w/expired XP2, but was gifted recently w/expired (but refrigerated) Kodak T400CN that was @ least 5 years old (T400CN was discontinued in 2004). I've shot it @ ISO 250 w/good, albeit grainy, results, so ISO 125 or 160 would probably be ideal. Since you're looking @ stuff that's only a year expired, I would think that you'd be fine @ ISO 200-250. I know many people shoot even new ISO 400 C41 films @ 200-320, anyway.

 

[dfoo]

I haven't enlarged the XP2 I've been shooting yet, but the drugstore prints do look better if I expose closer to 200 than 400. I find the shadows very dark when exposed at 400.

 

[dfoo]

I'm using expired Reala100 which expired in 2007 and which is fine (and I can't tell the difference between that and in-date stock). However, that lives in the freezer.

For 75 cents, I'd buy some of each and see what the difference is.

Its a good idea, but it needs to be shipped, so I'd need to buy a few rolls for it to be worth it 🙂

 

[Willy Elder]

Unless the XP2 was stored in an oven, it's as good as new.

 

[btgc]

My expired XP2 Super is from about 2003. I expose it at ISO200 and it's still sweet. Probably I need to shoot fresh roll of it to compare 🙂

 

[kully]

I have some XP1 from 1981, shot this a year ago at EI100:

 

[shadowfox]

2008? buy it!

XP2 looks great in expired mode 🙂

2000 expiration date:

As a bonus, you get to choose whether to keep the "toning" effect or not when you scan the film, here's one that I like:

 

[John Rountree]

I have been using outdated (2005) XP-2 for about three years now. The film (bulk rolls) was stored in a closet for about three years before I started using it. Once I started using the film I stored it in the refrigerator. I had a total of 8 rolls of bulk film. I shoot the film at EI 250 and I am very pleased with my results. Now, with one roll I did have a problem. After development there was a very noticeable green stain on the film. It was dark enough that it was impossible to eliminate the cast. The stain was only on the image area. Sprocket holes and frame numbers were clear. One of the puzzling aspects was that a couple of rolls from the same batch did not show the stain. I contacted Ilford and had a nice exchange with one of their tech people. He couldn't give me a specific reason for the green stain, though he had encountered it before. We agreed it was probably because the film was outdated. Obviously I threw that roll of film away. I now have two rolls of film left and have not encountered the problem again. So, go ahead a shoot it, you will probably be fine. And if the film is no good, it will be obvious when it comes back from processing.

 

[capitalK]

I recently shot some XP2 with a 12/08 expiry with no problems. Got my 10 pack for $1.50/roll because it was expired 😀

 

[dfoo]

1.50 a roll! Now that's a good deal! 🙂

 

[-doomed-]

ive been shooting 2007 rolls of bw400cn at iso400 , is 50/50 , sometimes its super grainy other times its fine. Its been cold stored and I keep it stored in a freezer. Id shoot it, i buy expired film often its always cheap and most of the time the results are good.

 

[raid]

There has been for over a week a 100 ft.roll of XP2 Super offered for $35.

 

[David R Munson]

People definitely blow expiration dates out of proportion quite a bit of the time.

 

[Al Patterson]

I'm still using a batch with a Oct 2006 expiration date, and I had no problems with it.

 

[raid]

I found some film from the 70's. What do you think ... will it be OK?

 

[Doug]

I bulk-loaded quite a bit of XP1 back in 1982-84, using it in my new CLE then. I kept it in a fridge, and some of it remained unused until a couple years ago. As usual I exposed it at EI 250, and the densities were fine. With color film there could be color shifts over a long storage time, but XP seems to survive it well. So, I'd go for the recently-expired film with no worries...