I stopped refrigerating film about 8 years ago. I was getting odd marks on the film. I try to use the film now before it goes bad. I never thought refrigeration did anything good for B&W anyway. Certainly did not keep old film from fogging.
I stopped refrigerating film about 8 years ago. I was getting odd marks on the film. I try to use the film now before it goes bad. I never thought refrigeration did anything good for B&W anyway. Certainly did not keep old film from fogging.
Frost-free freezers do not raise the temperature of frozen items above freezing (if at all) during the de-frosting cycles.
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If I were in your situation, I'd buy something like this.
Consider a small to medium sized chest freezer; it can be used for both film/paper and for storing frozen food goods. For example, taking advantage of sales, you can save money long term by storing frozen meats.
This is what I did, when my wife made similar observations. We now use the chest freezer more for food storage than for film/paper.
The issue with that approach is that every time I open it to get my Velvia 50 I see the chocolate ice cream first and end up forgetting about the film.
Just kidding. If one has space that’s the best option. I use a beer cooler that just keeps a uniform temp of about 45F. I don’t personally buy enough to deep freeze. I just don’t want it to get to 80F every day for hours during the summer, or even 90F if I’m out for a trip or something, so that gives me peace of mind.
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