What is the best way to store Tmax 100 for longivity?

[jerry_cunningham]

I am considering buying a large quanity of TMax 100 sheet film as a hedge against Kodak discontinuing the film. What is the best way to store it and how long do you think the film would last?

[david_goldfarb]

You could freeze it and it should last for years, but I don't see any

signs of Kodak stopping production of T-Max 100. It's precisely the

emulsion that's replacing everything slower. They even make T-Max in

glass plates.

[pat_krentz]

Dave, the last time I was at Calmet in L.A. they told us that Tri-x

(4x5)was selling about twice as much as T-Max (4x5, being a Tri-x fan

that was good news. I agree that cold storage 40-F or less will keep

the film for years. But why not store the top film (Tri-X). I just

couldn't resist putting that in. Pat

[john_hicks]

Freeze it. With such a slow film that'll extend the useful life pretty much indefinitely.

 

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I really doubt it'll be discontinued anytime soon except perhaps in some specific very slow-selling formats; Kodak has nothing to replace it and since they're doing no r&d in silver-based b&w materials they probably won't have a replacement for a _long_ time.