kknox
kknox
Brought home roll of 120 Verichrome Pan that expired in 1970. Shoot it or not? Do you think it will turn out for fun?
tunalegs
Pretended Artist
About five years ago I shot a couple rolls that had expired in 1964. Although there was quite a lot of base fog, the negatives obtained were still printable.
VP was designed to have a long shelf life, and it does!
VP was designed to have a long shelf life, and it does!
Fixcinater
Never enough smoky peat
Shoot it and have fun doing so!
kb244
Well-known
I shot this on expired Verichrome Pan that expired in 1972.
In a Mamiya RB67 with a 90/3.8C
In a Mamiya RB67 with a 90/3.8C
Hatchetman
Well-known
x-ray
Veteran
Good to see this thread. I have some 1982 I'm going to shoot.
Although VP was considered an amateur film I liked it better than Plus X. Maybe Kodak will bring it back. ;-)
Although VP was considered an amateur film I liked it better than Plus X. Maybe Kodak will bring it back. ;-)
charjohncarter
Veteran
I hope you can get something out of it, it wasn't the sharpest film because of the two or three layers. But it was so beautiful, I wish they (someone) would bring it back. Box Camera, 1958, my girlfriend, for a one shutter camera and a fixed f-stop, there is shadow detail and not too much highlight blow out (cropped):
1958 by John Carter, on Flickr
1958 by John Carter, on Flickr
kb244
Well-known
That's one of the reasons back in 2005, when the model approached me about doing some test shoots followed by some creative stuff for personal use that I decided to dig up the rolls of VP I had for use in my Mamiya RB67. I preferred Tri-X and Technical Pan 25 at the time, but for modeling shots out on an overcast day, it had to be the VP.
charjohncarter
Veteran
I love it still this isn't mine but it shows how in the sun it did well too. Again not a professional camera just a family snapshot:
found foto by John Carter, on FlickrI seemed to me that you could use any exposure and get an acceptable shot.