Red Robin
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Hello all, I have been seeing some good deals on OOD film. Is this stuff any good? I always freeze my film.
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oftheherd
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From a drug store, presumably like CVS, probably hasn't been stored optimally. However, I used to buy a lot of OOD film from Ritz, and who knows who long it might have been in the reduced-sale bin before I got it. It was always OK for what I did. I probably wouldn't want it for pro work. I have some seriously OOD film I let my 7 year old grandson use. It is fine for him.
gb hill
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I've shot OOD film over 10 years old & never frozen & it looked good. And I'm talking color film. Like the other poster said don't use it on serious projects. Have fun with it. The only film that I know of that doesn't hold up well OOD is films such as Ilford 3200. Foggs really fast so I'm told, even frozen.
Ronald_H
Don't call me Ron
My fridge is bursting with OOD film, frankly.
With Ilford FP4+ B/W film that was 5 years expired I couldn't see any difference with the same film that was fresh (developed in the same tank at the same time).
I have a ton of Fuji Superia 400 and 800 that was 5 years OOD when I got it (and froze it), storage unknown. The big secret is rating it two stops slower than usual, so 400 becomes 100, 800 becomes 200.
I have a really hard time telling 4000dpi scans rom OOD Superia and fresh Superia apart and I started using it for more critical work as well.
With Ilford FP4+ B/W film that was 5 years expired I couldn't see any difference with the same film that was fresh (developed in the same tank at the same time).
I have a ton of Fuji Superia 400 and 800 that was 5 years OOD when I got it (and froze it), storage unknown. The big secret is rating it two stops slower than usual, so 400 becomes 100, 800 becomes 200.
I have a really hard time telling 4000dpi scans rom OOD Superia and fresh Superia apart and I started using it for more critical work as well.
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