Even though there were recent announcements of new films being developed (Cinestill 400D, Kodak Gold 200 in 120, and Fugufilm 400), the variety of film available for sale continues to decline (tsk tsk fujifilm...😭). I recently came across a local photographer who received a large amount of expired film. He catalogued all the rolls of film he received and decided to giveaway his collection for anyone who is interested in film photography. I could not pass on this opportunity and snagged a goodie bag from him which included all sorts of 35mm and 120 film. Most of them expired before I was born!
Expired film often has unpredictable results, from my limited experience lower ISO films fare better as they age, and in general B&W film fares the best when compared to E6 or C41. A general rule of thumb that people tend to follow is to add one stop to your exposure for every decade the film was been expired.
I fully intend to shoot every roll of film (except the Kodachrome), and will share the results periodically.
Here's a tally of the film I received:
- 35mm:
- Kodachrome 25
- Ektar 25
- Ektachrome 50T x2
- 120:
- Ektachrome 64
- Ektachrome 100 x2
- Kodak Vericolor HC
- Kodak TMY (original Tmax 400)
- ORWO NP27
- Konica SR-G 160
- Konica SR100
- Fuji NPH 400 x2
- Fuji NPS 160 x2
- Fuji NHG 400 x2
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