1997 Kodak Elite Chrome 200...

<p>Hello there</p>

<p>I recently bought a brick of Kodak Elite Chrome 200 off eBay for a very reasonable price. It expired in 1997 but I bought it off a camera store who said it had been kept coola nd dry.<br>

<br />Anyone used Elite Chrome or similar slide film after such a long time past the use-by date?</p>

<p>I do like experimenting with expired film - I've got a few Lomos and similar cameras useful for playing around with such film. But definitely interested if someone has tips for using in my SLRs aswell.</p>

<p>many thanks<br>

<br />S</p>

<p>Hi Stephen, just two weeks ago I shot a recently-acquired roll of E200 (unknown prior storage conditions) that had a Nov 2003 expiration date. They were slightly underexposed (although that could have been my camera's meter); I'd estimate a quarter to a half-stop at the most, and had a very (and I mean very) slight magenta cast that showed up only in the shadow areas.</p>

<p>Perhaps your results may be better if you know your film was stored properly; I have my E200 set aside for some future astrophotography projects. Check it out and good luck... the mystery of experimentation is part of the fun!</p>

<p>Yes,and the last slides was Perutz CR100 from 2003,and all of them are ok.</p>

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<p>Shoot a test roll at various ISO's, and see what you get. Take good notes so you can pick the best shooting speed. I'd start with a 2 stop over exposure, a 1 stop, a half stop over, and dead on. You might even try under exposing it in a few 1/2 stops increments.</p>

<p>The dyes will likely have shifted over time, but I'm sure you'll get something. You might get some interesting effect.</p>

<p>Here's my recent experience with the E200 I mentioned above (all shots on 2003 expired E200, previous storage unknown, Yashica TL-Electro, Yashinon-DS 50mm f/1.9):</p>

<p><img id="yui_3_7_3_3_1368665423051_444" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7286/8743170504_d809cd1e6e_z.jpg" alt="" /><br /> Uncorrected E200, commercially processed</p>

<p><img id="yui_3_7_3_3_1368665467821_439" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7294/8742058625_2142cec612_z.jpg" alt="" /><br /> Same shot, color corrected in PS Elements 2.0</p>

<p>One more:<br /> <img id="yui_3_7_3_3_1368665539661_439" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7288/8743177562_65d94cc1a7_z.jpg" alt="" /><br /> Same roll, straight scan</p>

<p><img id="yui_3_7_3_3_1368665599294_439" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7292/8743178774_994399251b_z.jpg" alt="" /><br /> After PS correction</p>

<p>As you can see, there's quite a strong magenta cast that had to be corrected, plus a little brightness added (again, that could be my camera's meter). I guess one point being, the film will work but it will require some post processing adjustments. Your results may vary, keep us posted!</p>

<p>Are there any filters that would compensate for the magenta on-camera? Something like a fl-day or something?</p>

 

<p>Allan: Thanks for posting the examples. Guess I'll just have to wait and see what the results are.</p>