10 year old film in my canon a1 and ensign 220 ensar autorange should i dump or shoot the film

<p>hi all<br>

I discovered 2 of my old cameras have unexposed film in them<br>

would it be ok to use this film and shoot a few photos<br>

they are Kodak t max 400asa in the ensign and Kodak t max 100 asa in the a1<br>

I can process and print them myself<br>

what do you think would film this age give a different look than new film<br>

or just the same or should I just dump them<br>

regards Andrew</p>

 

<p>Unexposed film? Dump it! if the film has been exposed then get it developed you never know what you may find. </p>

<p>Aw come on - have some fun....shoot a few unimportant "fun" shots at a lower ISO and<br>

see what develops</p>

Might be fun since you can do your own processing. Might see some fogging with the TMAX 400, less so with the TMAX 100.

<p>Your call. I wouldn't suggest you use it for your niece's wedding, but it would be fun, just to experiment. Extend the development by about 30%.</p>

<p>Unexposed 10 year old T Max 400 will have a just detectable to the eye higher fb+f, if exposed and processed normal, than fresh but will preform like fresh in all other respects.<br>

Unexposed T Max 100 will not be as bad as T Max 400 the same age.<br>

In 10 to 15 years you will need to increase exposure 1 stop to 1 1/2 stops and process at 65°F to reduce fb+f.</p>

<p>25+ year old B&W film run exposure and processing test to find what works. Expect ISO 400 to be EI 50 with high fb+f and require a 50% increase in development.</p>

<p>Film exposed 10 years ago process normal to 20% over develop.</p>

<p>what is it going to hurt if you shoot it? Nothing. Explore the possibilities. Sounds like Charles knows his stuff so follow his exposure and processing directions.</p>

<p>Shoot it, but not for once-in-a-lifetime events. Only ten years old?<br>

That is nothing, I've shot 20 year-old film and had great fun doing so.</p>

<p>The worst that can happen is that you will get "Lomo"-like effects some people pay extra for.</p>

<p>the years before I moved /retired in 1995<br>

were not organized.<br>

I found a roll of kodak 400 c-41 film.<br>

at that time walmart had a 1 hur lab.<br>

the prints were fine and trhe film had been exposed 20 years before.<br>

for B&W I would use something lkike HC-110 and follow the procedure on the Covington hc-110 page.</p>

<p>I think that Max 100 and Max 400 are colour C41 films, if so I would give them a miss,although they could still be fine...your call.<br>

Like Rick said, don't shoot a wedding on it, but if processing is cheap just shoot them and see what develops.</p>

<p>10 years is not old for most B&W films, though it might be for T-max 3200.<br>

If it has been kept at normal room temperature or below, it should be fine.</p>

<p>I was given an old Kodak roll film camera from the 30s and discovered film was still in it. After souping I got about 3/4 still good prints. It belonged to a friends mother and was of their honeymoon out west. Her husband had passed and she was blown away to see sixty plus year old photos. But as far as using old film on something important I would pass and load new.</p>

<p>The 100 T-Max should be fine, and you may notice a bit of fog in the 400 T-Max.<br>

Unless the film was exposed to heat, as in inside a closed car in the sun in summer. <br>

I have shot 20-year old B&W film (FP4+) kept at room temperature. Nobody could distinguish a neg of that roll from a fresh one. YMMV. <br>

Exposures already made should not suffer too much in 10 years. For unexposed film you should use the manufacturer's ISO and develop normally.</p>

 

<p>I went to a Halloween party as an olde tyme photojournalist with a pin-stripe suit and a press card in my hat and a Rolleiflex and an ancient electronic flash. I had a 50-year-old camera and ten-year-old Tri-X b&w film. The film had fog issues but the pro lab I sent it to did a fabulous job and the party photos were great.<br>

Right now I have a roll of Ektachrome 35mm film I shot 20 years ago and am trying to decide where to send it to get it developed.</p>