Freezer, refridgerator or closet?

Freezer, refridgerator or closet?

  • Freezer

    Votes: 190 34.9%

  • Refridgerator

    Votes: 230 42.2%

  • Closet or drawer

    Votes: 73 13.4%

  • Just anywhere

    Votes: 52 9.5%
  • Total voters
    545
Closet ... what closet? Is that you Tom ... Katy's not in there with you is she? C'mon Tom come out of the closet! 😛

I think bulk film collecting is just another form of GAS where you wind up with everything you think you need and actually use very little of it and start to feel lost and guilty! 😱
 
irq506 said:
Well... its a bit of a saga with me.
I bought a few rolls of Neopan 400 in bulk before they discontinued it, and then I found a few more and I bought them as well, and then my order for another few came in from B&H. Then I got a deal on ten tins of various kinds of film in 100' rolls, and then someone gave me some, I got a deal on sixteen tins of all kinds of 100' rolls and by that time, I was asking the stores Id been buying from if they wouldnt mind actually holding on to it for me because Id got nowhere to put it.
The last time I counted I had 76 100' rolls scattered across the greater seattle area in a few friends freezers and a few stores also.
maybe thats something I should attend to this weekend...
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I just got out my calculator ... that's one and a half miles of film dude ... you have problems! 😛

... to make it sound even more bizzare you would have to take a photograph every minute of every day for just under a full year to use that much film ... 😱
 
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I'm all over the place. Stuff I intend to use in the short term (in the next week or two) I leave out on my desk or in my camera bag, especially the BW stuff. Stuff I think I'll be using soon is stored in the fridge. The long outdated film as well as the film I don't plan on using anytime soon goes into the freezer.

The fresh stuff (which I rarely buy any of) can sit in room temperature for a bit until I start using up the older stock to make room.

I recently got into large format, so I'm re-hoarding all my favorite films in 4x5, so that's sitting in my bench (near my cold window) at the moment until I can find a place to store it. I should've just left them all at the post office until I needed them! Hahaha!

I've actually started storing some of my film in my office mini-fridge at work too. It frees up a bit of space at home, plus you'll never know when you'll need some emergency film to unwind with after a busy day at the office.
 
When you live in a warm place like Florida, keeping film cool is a must. What closet? I don't have airconditoned closets.
 
Search "film fridge" of "film stash" on flickr when you have a moment...

Good times. ...and it makes you realize you are not alone.

John
 
Crawdiddy, bundles of cash go in coffee cans, the freezer is for temporary body storage, and shovels go in the closet. Just FYI.
 
All my film is about ten years old and sits on a shelf.

I'm running low on stock so it's time to buy a new batch now and let it mature for a few years.
 
all of the above.
infrared or high-sensitive film, or bulk film in spools stocked for years (if I would have any) - in the freezer
long-term storage of most films in refrigerator (lower section) at +8 +10 C
short-term or "intermediate" storage in dark closet ( +21-22 C ). Here I keep film which I'm going to load to the camera soon, to let it warm gradually to the ambient temperature
 
I keep my film in the fridge; but it never actually stays in there so long that it should be. I guess because I haven't the foggiest idea where else I should keep it.. and actually remember where I put it.
 
For many years I've bought only consumer film, and never in bulk, so a drawer is good enough. I remember the days when the refri(d)gerator would be full of different kinds of film, comprehensively labelled.
 
I recently had a roll of previously-refrigerated Fuji 200 Superia ruined by condensed moisture, according to the lab. The negatives were streaked and could have been the result of going direct from the fridge to heated outdoors. I never had this happen before but I suggest that the cold cannisters be warmed up gradually before use.
 
Most of my film, including all of the bulk rolls and sheet film, goes on the bottom shelf of the freezer (an ancient non-defrosting behemoth that came with the house.) A few rolls of current film are in the fridge. Unfortunately there's no room in the fridge for much else, so my bulk loaders and some other miscellaneous stuff stays in the nice cool basement.
 
ClaremontPhoto said:
All my film is about ten years old and sits on a shelf.

I'm running low on stock so it's time to buy a new batch now and let it mature for a few years.
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LOL I dont cool film like to use it nice and out of date😀 but im running out of realy old film🙁 so I have to hunt for more
 
My films are frozen as they arrive, in ziplock bags of 10 rolls of my more usual films, 5 for films I use less often. I'll pull out the bags as needed the night before I'm heading out with that film, they thaw overnight easily on the darkroom counter.
 
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