Svema 64 expired in 1993.

[Crazy Fedya]

Hi everyone,
My wife has returned from her trip to Poland, and brought back 8 rolls of Svema 64, expired in 1993. This film was my grandfathers, found by my grandmother. I intend to shoot it through my grandfathers Kiev 4a with Jupiter 8A. I wonder should I rate it at 25? And how to process it afterwords/
Usually, I use either D76 1:1, or Xtol 1:1.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.

 

[George Bonanno]

Funny you should mention Svema Foto 64. My housekeeper brought back two rolls last year from Poland. No boxes just cassettes. I shot one roll at ISO 32 in my Nikomat EL. The negs processed in HC110B were picture perfect except for base fog. Nice stuff if processed conservatively to prevent blocking.

A fast scan...

 

[Crazy Fedya]

Hey George,
Thank you for answering. Nice image. What dilution, and what developing times did you use?

 

[George Bonanno]

I used 1:31 dilution (HC110B) for 6 minutes with vigorous 5 second agitation every 30 seconds. 1 minute water stop and then fix.

HC110 is ideal for expired film because it incorporates an anti-fog agent.

 

[Crazy Fedya]

Excellent advice about hc110. i have to give it a go.