Stephen Longmire
1-Nov-2005, 14:41
Embarrassing as it is to admit, I'm finally getting around to developing some shot film I've had in my fridge for years. Obviously it wasn't on top of my list, but these pictures do matter to me, and I don't wnat to take any more chances with them. I'm sure no one else has ever been here...
Most of the film is the older TMAX 100, shot between 5 and 10 years ago, and has been consistently refrigerated. I typically develop in D-76 1:1. Should I be adding benzotriazole to reduce fogging, or is that going to play havoc with development times? Or perhaps trying another developer? Reading old threads from people using out-of-date film (as opposed to developing older shot film), others seem not to have much fogging.
I also have a small amount of FP4 that, much to my annoyance, has not been refrigerated, though it's perhaps the most important. This was shot 5 years ago. I don't have enough of this stuff to experiment with. Anyone else want to come out of the closet and share their experience?
This is the reult of moving too much, and having no reliable darkroom for too long. Thanks a lot,
Most of the film is the older TMAX 100, shot between 5 and 10 years ago, and has been consistently refrigerated. I typically develop in D-76 1:1. Should I be adding benzotriazole to reduce fogging, or is that going to play havoc with development times? Or perhaps trying another developer? Reading old threads from people using out-of-date film (as opposed to developing older shot film), others seem not to have much fogging.
I also have a small amount of FP4 that, much to my annoyance, has not been refrigerated, though it's perhaps the most important. This was shot 5 years ago. I don't have enough of this stuff to experiment with. Anyone else want to come out of the closet and share their experience?
This is the reult of moving too much, and having no reliable darkroom for too long. Thanks a lot,