how's the film from the webshop called...

[Pherdinand]

Hi

Does anybody have experience with the outdated film from ultrafineonline dot com?
Most of it seems to be outdated in 2006 and 2007, but at a very attractive price. I'd be interested in some of their slide film.


thanks in advance.

 

[CK Dexter Haven]

Don't take offense — but, why would you want to chance it? Are you looking for an 'effect' that might come from using 'old' film? If you're just looking for bargain-priced film, is it not a consideration that in saving a few dollars, you might be losing an important image if it were recorded on degraded film?

Even if ten people reported no problems with outdated film, just the fact that it's outdated means there's a good deal of chance involved, since film isn't either All Good or All Bad. And, you never know if what you're buying was stored in the same manner as the other customer's lot.

I have lots of outdated film. Some stored in the fridge, and some in a closet. I'm too paranoid to use any of it, for fear that the one day i actually take a picture i might like, it might be spoiled by the film....

 

[Pherdinand]

You are kinda right, CK.
However, the price difference, compared to buying the same film fresh and possibly from a european dealer, is quite big.
I'm not talking about 2-3 rolls but more like 30-40.

I had good experience with long outdated slide film (e100sw) but i also had bad experience with outdated colour negative (fuji nps, npc, kodak portra). So i thought i'd ask.

Also, the shop carries 220 format film, which i'd like to get some, but it is super rare over here.

 

[Anupam]

Don't take offense — but, why would you want to chance it? Are you looking for an 'effect' that might come from using 'old' film? If you're just looking for bargain-priced film, is it not a consideration that in saving a few dollars, you might be losing an important image if it were recorded on degraded film?

Even if ten people reported no problems with outdated film, just the fact that it's outdated means there's a good deal of chance involved, since film isn't either All Good or All Bad. And, you never know if what you're buying was stored in the same manner as the other customer's lot.

I have lots of outdated film. Some stored in the fridge, and some in a closet. I'm too paranoid to use any of it, for fear that the one day i actually take a picture i might like, it might be spoiled by the film....

Hmmm, I have not shot anything but outdated film for the last five years. I buy a lot, test a sample and off I go. Never had a problem thus far, but of course if National Geographic commisions me to shoot something, I'll pony up and buy fresh stuff.

So, if you are thinking of selling off your stash of outdated film, I'd be very interested.

Incidentally, I've even shot some 620 Tri-X expired in 1967. Fogged, but once I test to establish my own EI and dev times with a densitometer, it's easy to compensate for that. They were great for pinhole shots.