any different process for outdated films?

[mehmetsaygin]

I've tried some searched but couldn't find an answer, sorry if this

is cross-posting.

 

I have 6 months outdated Tmax3200 films. Is there anything I can do

while shooting and washing to have better results from outdated

films, any different process?

 

Thanks,

[blumley]

How was it stored? Even though it is a high-speed film, 6 months is really not terribly long. You may be fine processing normally. A little bit of overexposure (1/2 - 1 stop) might not hurt either.

[scott_walton2]

If you get a fog, overexpose like Bradford mentioned and pull your development starting off with a 15-20% pull. It should clean things up a bit. Do a roll for clip testing... 10% pull, 20% pull 30% pull (at the high end). If the film was stored at a regulated temperature, you should be fine.

[silent1]

Second that -- T-Max 3200 probably stores the least well of any current Kodak B&W stock, but six months is still no big deal as long as it wasn't in the back window of a car in the sun or on a radiator all winter.

 

Loss of speed may be an issue -- as suggested, reducing your EI by one stop is probably a good idea (in practice, that means you'd need to shoot at, say, 1600 and develop for 3200); it doesn't hurt anything with this film even when fresh (the "real" speed is about 800, but it's designed to push well, and shooting it at 3200 and developing "normally" is really pushing two stops). It's may also help to use a low-fog developer like HC-110 or add a small amount of restrainer (1 g/L of potassium bromide is a good one that's not too hard to find) to help reduce fogging, though at only 6 months past date that probably makes little difference.

[mehmetsaygin]

Thank you very much.

I bought them from a lab and I guess they store films in their store.

So, I will shoot +1stop and I will see the results, then I can think of pulling if the results are bad.

 

Thanks again for your time.

[lex_jenkins]

I'd shoot at somewhere between 400-800 and develop in Microphen or HC-110. These seem less likely to exaggerate fog than some other developers.