Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen 
Kobrin" <kobrins@w...> wrote:
> how 
> long will film last in a freezer? 

IIRC, "Shutterbug" had an article on this many years ago, and they 
said that a refridgerator or freezer is essentially "forever."  It 
will fog, due to gamma radiation, which isn't stopped by the metal 
shielding of your fridge.

I've had exposed Kodachrome in the fridge (not freezer) for 10 years 
without any problem.  I figured if there was a problem, it would be 
with latent images.  I've had no problem at all.

I miss PKM!  (Pro version of Kodachrome 25)

I used to be a big fan of Kodak T-Max 100 developed in Agfa Rodinal 
100:1.  Grain was so fine, I couldn't focus using a grain 
magnifier.  If there was anything that could compete, it was Tech 
Pan in Pyro.  I saw a 35mm negative blown up to 36x42", and could 
not see grain in the print.  Should have sold the MF gear right then 
and there, but I was a MF Snob.  And now I'm finding happiness with 
a mere 2.1 Mpixel digicam????

Thanks for the trip down memory lane,

Anne