Films in Fridge, where to put!

[jnantz]

There is no compelling reason to freeze film for long term storage; the fridge is perfectly adequate.
If we were talking about color films, then freezing would be better if you intended on keeping it past it's stale date.

any film in the freezer might not be a good idea, unless you have a very old freezer
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[Alan Klein]

My freezer runs down to -9F at times. Is there any limit on how cold you can go?

[willwilson]

I store large amounts of film frozen. You just never know and I want to be able to shoot what I want to shoot.

I use a small chest freezer, fairly new, with no defrost cycle. I store in silicone bags with a desiccant pack or two. Plastic bags are not perfect. Works great no issues. I cycle through my inventory FIFO. All BW, no color in storage.

One day there will be no LF film. No one should be surprised when this happens. There will be many that are unprepared.

[jnantz]

One day there will be no LF film. No one should be surprised when this happens. There will be many that are unprepared.

exactly, that's why I make my own emulsion and coat things by hand and sometimes use digital negatives, and in the past IDK 10-15 years or more
about 1/3 to 1/2 of my posts are me encouraging others to do the same ... it's almost 1902 all over again, we've already got the rebirth of empires
opium wars, legal absinth, ... the rest will follow.

[knjkrock]

Is there an optimal temperature for cold storing film?