Digital BW, The Print

Background radiation is a known problem for faster films, true.
I store in a lead-bag as a reasonable safeguard, even with slow films.
Can't hurt.
Regards
Ginny

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
<paul.roark@...> wrote:
>
> > How long can one store say 25 or 50 iso b&w film in a freezer, 5, 10,
> > 20 years, ....indefinately?  ...
> 
> I've never had relatively slow film go bad in my freezer.  So, it's
now full
> of Tech Pan (and the refrigerator has enough Technidol developer for
all the
> film).  Fast film can apparently be exposed by background radiation  --
> radon, cosmic rays, etc.  However, I've never heard of that for
medium or
> slow film.  So, between my personal experience and all I've heard, I'm
> assuming my slow B&W film will be good for many years.  I have no idea,
> however, how long that is.  I'm assuming a few decades of storage is no
> problem.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>