Over 20 Rolls of Film from the Late 40's & 50's

[Chubberino]

So, I was lucky enough to stumble across this nifty little lot in an antique store. Never shot this kind of long expired film. Don't have much faith but excited to try it out anyway.

 

[markrich]

Wooooo....so cool!

 

[tunalegs]

I wouldn't try shooting any of it, except maybe the VP, depending on the age. I've shot VP that expired in the 1960s and the results were "fine". The film was fogged, but fogged evenly so it was still capable of making good prints from. Everything else in that lot is strictly collectible.

 

[Archiver]

What a great haul! So none of this has been exposed?

 

[znapper]

I would just keep the cool boxes and put them on display, trying to shoot and develop that old film probably isnt viable.

Check to see if any of the rolls already have been shot, you might find another V. Maier ^^

 

[pepeguitarra]

Wait a minute!!

Wait a minute!!

I find myself shooting some expired film. I look forward to sharing the results in few days:


http://www.popphoto.com/guide-to-shooting-expired-film

 

[Chubberino]

I find myself shooting some expired film. I look forward to sharing the results in few days:


http://www.popphoto.com/guide-to-shooting-expired-film

Indeed. Gonna try it out anyway. The packaging and canisters will be kept so no worries there. No need to keep it wrapped up.

 

[pepeguitarra]

I just finished developing an old film found at my relative's home

I just finished developing an old film found at my relative's home

I will post as soon as they dry and I can scan it. It is a Kodak Tri-X pan 400, expired on 11/1997. I shot 12 frames at EI400, 12 frames at EI200, and 12 frames at EI100, on my Canon P and the Nikkor 50/1.4. Let's see what I got. I developed on HC-110F (1:79) 15min @68F.

Here are some at EI400 ( a bit grainy)

Tri-X pan 400 - Exp. 11/1997 by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr



Tri-X pan 400 - Exp. 11/1997 by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr


Tri-X pan 400 - Exp. 11/1997 by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr



Tri-X pan 400 - Exp. 11/1997 by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr

 

[pepeguitarra]

Here are some at EI200

Here are some at EI200

Tri-X pan 400 Exp.1997-EI200 by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr


Tri-X pan 400 Exp.1997-EI200 by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr

Tri-X pan 400 Exp.1997-EI200 by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr




Tri-X pan 400 Exp.1997-EI200 by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr

 

[pepeguitarra]

Here are some with the EI100, same roll

Here are some with the EI100, same roll

Tri-X Pan 400 Exp. 1997 by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr

Tri-X Pan 400 Exp. 1997 by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr


Tri-X Pan 400 Exp. 1997 by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr

Tri-X Pan 400 Exp. 1997 by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr


Conclusion, the older the expired roll gets, the slower it becomes. I think this roll would have worked fine at EI50.

Comments?

 

[Archiver]

That stuff looks glorious. Shoot some candid portraits if you can, it will really enhance the character of the subjects.

 

[Sid836]

The faster the film the worse and quicker it goes bad by age. I have used Kodak Plus-X long gone at box speed with near perfect results:


Resting and venting...

 

[valdas]

I have just bought some Svema 64 (expiry 1992) - will shoot during the weekend...

 

[valdas]

Tested now - box says "process before Dec 1992", processed in Apr 2017, shot at iso 50 (basically box speed), developed in Rollei Supergrain 1+9, 8 min. Probably overdeveloped somewhat. Supergrain is a bit too grainy for my taste, so I need to try in X-TOL... But in general - still very much usable film...

 

[pepeguitarra]

Looks nice to me. Was this shot in L.A.? The background looks familiar!🙂

 

[valdas]

Looks nice to me. Was this shot in L.A.? The background looks familiar!🙂

You mean Svema? Nope, Vilnius, Lithuania...

 

[Dwig]

I wouldn't try shooting any of it, except maybe the VP, depending on the age. I've shot VP that expired in the 1960s and the results were "fine". The film was fogged, but fogged evenly so it was still capable of making good prints from. Everything else in that lot is strictly collectible.

It should be noted that there is no "Verichrome Pan" (VP) in the OP's picture. There are a number of rolls of "Verichrome" which was a radically different film that also happened to be orthochromatic.

 

[traveler_101]

This discovery is like archaeology. The actual recovery of film product makes me wonder the extent to which we know about the technics of past film production. There must have been hundreds of varieties of film produced in the course of the 20th century. Is there an encyclopaedia that records the formulae for making these films?

So, I was lucky enough to stumble across this nifty little lot in an antique store. Never shot this kind of long expired film. Don't have much faith but excited to try it out anyway.