Kodak Ektar 25

[vladimir]

I just got my hands on a bunch of expired film - some Perutz 100, Koinka 100, some no-name Jessops and so on. But (to me at least) the most interesting one is a roll of Kodak Ektar 25. Yup, 25

It didn't come in a box, so I have no idea when it expired, although I suspect its more than 10yrs old; the seller assured me they were all stored in a cool & dark place (but on Ebay that promise isn't worth much)

I can't wait to put it through my OM-2n and burn through it, but... I'd like to get the best results possible from the Ektar, and I was wondering if anybody here has any advice? I was thinking of shooting it at just under box speed, and obviously on a very sunny day? I haven't shot expired film before, hence the question...

P.S. After a quick search, I've just found out Kodak stopped manufacturing the "classic" Ektar range in 1994. That would make my film more than 20yrs old!

 

[Mr Bump]

Wow its going to be like taking pics while on acid.

 

[Jao]

I shoot a lot of OOD film and almost always shoot it at the box speed, particularly if I don't know how it has been stored. The Ektar will be old, a great film in its time, but old. Indeed I think it was the Romans preferred emulsion

 

[vladimir]

Haha, thank you! Old indeed, but in its day it had a very good reputation. All I have to do now is wait for that sunny day, as the exposure parameters are quite limited.

I once found a roll of Ektachrome 400 in a kitchen drawer, expired in 1993 or thereabouts - shot it at box speed and had it C41 developed, at ASDA I think. Some frames came out okay, some (the majority) were very dark and all of them were very, very grainy (although I put that down to it being cross processed and because 400 film degrades faster than low ISO numbers).

Here's the most presentable example: