Digital BW, The Print

I have KODAK 8" Cirkut Film  VERICHROME PAN  in the freezer since it  
was purchased in 1981....still "clean...."

...anyway....

terry



On Jan 22, 2008, at 9:43 AM, pr_roark wrote:

> The only deterioration I've heard of relating to film stored in a
> freezer is fogging of very fast film from background radiation. I
> assume this shows up as an even fog. (Not a problem with my freezer
> full of Tech Pan.)
>
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Kobrin"
> <kobrins@...> wrote:
> >
> > I have stored a supply of XP2 well past it's due date in my freezer.
> > Are there any obvious signs of deterioration negatives from outdated
> > film? The last two rolls show some "mottling" in the shadows. It is
> > not posterization, but rather a coarseness and some lack of detail.
> > Midtones and highlights seem fine. Is it time to toss the film? I am
> > relatively sure the problem is not a function of scanning or
> > processing in PS.
> >
> > Thanks for any help.
> >
> > Steve
> >
>
>
> 



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