Post Your oldest Expired Film Experiments

[gdi]

30 Year old Tri-x
I had it lying around, so I thought I would try some...


WideluxExpiredTrix-1987
by gdi2003, on Flickr

 

[sreed2006]

That is surprisingly good results. Can you provide the experiment's details such as what ISO was used to take the picture and what developer and development method was used? I have some old Pan-X that I don't know how to tackle, so will get to experiment with it one of these days.

 

[gdi]

Sure - I shot it at 25 asa ( rather than 400) and I actually had a light orange filter on this, so I could have gone a little lower. Developed at 7 and 1/2 minutes in HC110 B.

 

[Hatchetman]

I have shot a couple rolls of Verichrome Pan from the late 50s - was total garbage. You could see some faint images but that was about it. Here's a shot of VP from the late 60s:

Snowy Day by Rob F, on Flickr

 

[bmattock]

http://www.popphoto.com/this-is-what-happens-when-you-shoot-roll-film-that-expired-in-1993

Coincidence. This just popped up on my news feed.

 

[Sid836]

Ilford Pan F+ 50 expired in 1991

Wonderful textures on old things.

Kodak Tri-X expired in 1976

Moments on the very last roll of 2015.

Kodak Panatomic-X expired in 1983

A Super Mini

Macophot UP64c expired in 1991

Seeing the invisible...

 

[rjbuzzclick]

Verichrome Pan 120 (expired 1969) in an Ansco Buster Brown 6x9 box camera (c.1916-1920). Film was shot at EI20 and developed in Rodinal.

Verichrome Pan 127 (expired 1972) shot in a Yashica 44A. Film was shot at EI25 and developed in Rodinal:

 

[gdi]

Thanks all, for posting some nice pictures on really old film! While I don't think I will seek out more decades old film, I do plan on finishing a few 100ft rolls of expired film that I have lying around (but none are older than my Tri-X from 1987. I may try to printing (Inkjet) some shot to see how they translate to paper.

 

[BLKRCAT]

Some 1997 Konica 160

 

[Huss]

Nikon F6, Summilux R 50, 22 year old Kodak Lumiere 100 . Shot at box speed.

 

[x-ray]

Amazing results!

 

[Greyscale]

Plus-X, exp. 1989


Kodak Retina IIIC, Kodak Plus-X 125 (expired 1989) by Mike Novak, on Flickr

 

[charjohncarter]

I found this roll of 127 in a box of old camera stuff. It was in a plastic camera (Brownie) and I developed it in HC-110h. I think 1962 to 1965, exposed and still in the camera for 50 years.

50+ year old Verichrome by John Carter, on Flickr

 

[Huss]

10 year old (2006) Portra VC 160, 120 shot with Mamiya 645 Pro TL

Ok, 10 years old is still fresh in this company...
😉

 

[DanskDynamit]

as part of my 40th birthday, last year I decided to shoot 1975 style so I bought some rolls of Tri-x expired in 1975 and also an Oly Trip 35 manufactured during that year as well, here are the results:

 

[Mr_Flibble]

unrefridgerated Kodak Ektapan 6x9 sheet film (presumably expired in 1972-ish as I still have a few boxes that came with the camera) over-exposed by 4 stops with a Graflex Baby Pacemaker Speed Graphic. 1+100 Ro9 Stand.

A roll of FP3 that was found in a Zeiss Box Tengor (Presumably 1950s)

 

[gdi]

Great stuff!

 

[gdi]

Another from the same roll of old tri-x...

CurvyBridge by gdi2003, on Flickr

 

[Bumse]

My wifes grandfather was a hobby photographer and I found a unprocessed roll of Kodak Panatomic X (exp. date June 1976) that had been stored in room temperature. I rate it 25 and developed 2018 in Rodinal 1:50 (11 min).

(Sorry but not a rangefinder shoot - used a Nikon FE2).

Came out great and there was many fine images on that roll. To sad that this film is out of production.

Old lamp by Björn Järhult, on Flickr

 

[Bumse]

[...] I found a unprocessed roll of Kodak Panatomic X (exp. date June 1976) that had been stored in room temperature. I rate it 25 and developed 2018 in Rodinal 1:50 (11 min).

For clarification: the roll was unexposed (and of course unprocessed) so all images are newly taken and developed within short time after exposure (less then two weeks).