AFSmithphoto
18-Jul-2020, 11:03
Hello all,
I recently loaded some film from a box that had been in my freezer for years, and I discovered that many of the sheets were practically glued together. After doing some searching through this forum and others, I've discovered that in the future, freezing my film with a desiccant in the ziplock can help prevent this.
What I've also discovered, is nearly everyone has the patience I lack, because I went ahead and pried most of the sheets apart before it occurred to me that this was probably a very dumb thing to do.
I don't get to shoot 4x5 as often as like, and though I hate to dispose of film that might be good, I think I would hate even more to ruin a beautiful shot on some questionable film.
Would anyone a little more experienced than me care to share their thoughts on how likely it is that I've damaged this film?
I recently loaded some film from a box that had been in my freezer for years, and I discovered that many of the sheets were practically glued together. After doing some searching through this forum and others, I've discovered that in the future, freezing my film with a desiccant in the ziplock can help prevent this.
What I've also discovered, is nearly everyone has the patience I lack, because I went ahead and pried most of the sheets apart before it occurred to me that this was probably a very dumb thing to do.
I don't get to shoot 4x5 as often as like, and though I hate to dispose of film that might be good, I think I would hate even more to ruin a beautiful shot on some questionable film.
Would anyone a little more experienced than me care to share their thoughts on how likely it is that I've damaged this film?