Practical or foolish risk? Using untested expired film (refrigerated) for a shoot.

[Certain Exposures]

Some of us only use old film, not me, I use all film

I like to process 130 year old glass plates

Just for fun

Here in my backyard

120 year old glass plate by TIN CAN COLLEGE, on Flickr

By the way, I meant to ask what size this is. Is it 5x7?

[Tin Can]

Yes 5X7 sealed box and gifted to me

A 1880 NOS Glass Plate by TIN CAN COLLEGE, on Flickr

By the way, I meant to ask what size this is. Is it 5x7?

[Tin Can]

Another from that box

Way downsized as I used it for Avatar

Shot with strobes 7 years ago

Avatar HAT 1890 Glass NEg by TIN CAN COLLEGE, on Flickr

[wclark5179]

I notice on old film the edges, supposed to be clear, have a grey tinge. I understand that it may be cosmic rays which are everywhere on our planet. Some have said it’s something called muons.

When I use new film the edges are very clear compared to the old stuff. Might I mention this is with black and white film.

At any rate here is some reading material from NASA.

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/...0010004099.pdf

[Tin Can]

I am not Pro, I am Hobbyist

I also use the 'worthless' X-Ray film

Many here kept yelling at me to never use it

there is a ditty, I just recalled

"People talking to me trying to tell me how to live!

I don't listen to them as my head is like a sieve..."

https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/2202565...Earache+My+Eye

1974

I was using it in the 60's

as a child I lived in Minnetonka

and returned for one week training on computerized Load Frames, we had 3 in constant usage in Skokie

https://www.mts.com/en/products/mate...s-test-systems

I setup 1,000,000 MTS Rock Crusher hidden inside Northwestern college for Electromotive tests

Ever seen or used Fujifilm Prescale Film

[wclark5179]

Used to drive by MTS each day when going to work back in the ‘70’s. I lived with my parents a short while after getting out of the Navy to save money for a down payment on a town house.

Have Fuji black and white film mainly 120 Acros. It’s getting old just like me!

[Tin Can]

I liked how MPLS had Sin city, Punk, big music venues all in the same place

One stop shopping

I preferred Loring Park 25 years ago

The restaurant was all smashed up on purpose to be arty

Mother lived in Loring Park before marriage

Then LA to be a 'Rosy the Riveter' living a tiny Teardrop

Father caught a mortar and never saw the enemy

He survived, in hospital for 1 year

Life was hard, I bet we get worse

[jnantz]

George Hurell used a ton of expired film ... and his work is legendary.

[Dugan]

I made my way through both a junior college and university program using recently and semi-recently-expired film.
When you're broke as a joke, you save where you can.
I still use outdated film, but mostly because it has been discontinued... and besides, I gotta save money to support my SK Grimes habit.

[jnantz]

whats broke as a joke mean ?
it was a joke that you were using expired or short date film ?
hurell's work was no joke ...