Out of date film. (I mean WAY out of date!)

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During a clearout, I have just found a couple of rolls of undeveloped film in a box. Now I havent shot film since the mid 90's, so I am guessing these arent going to be worth developing, right?

Ive read a few threads about old film being fine, but is 17 years going to be just too long? I am genuinely curious what you folks think.
 
I think you have a better chance of useful results from 17 year old still to develop film than 17 year old still to shoot film.
I wouldn't think twice about sending them in..:)
 
DaveRed said:
Film Gurus.....

During a clearout, I have just found a couple of rolls of undeveloped film in a box. Now I havent shot film since the mid 90's, so I am guessing these arent going to be worth developing, right?

Ive read a few threads about old film being fine, but is 17 years going to be just too long? I am genuinely curious what you folks think.
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Got good result from B/W film that was made in 1980s and not stored in a fridge :thumbs:
 
Now here was me thinking you folks were going to tell me to chuck 'em. Just shows how wrong you can be!

As it happens, I bought an EOS5 earlier this year and ive just finished a roll of Ilford, so I guess if I am sending one off I may as well send three, and hope for the best.
 
We developed some film that was shot in the early to mid 90s last year and it came out really well - some great memories on the pics
 
It should be fine, There's a thread of mine on here where I shot some circa 15year old truprint film and compared it to some modern Ektar. It's on my blog as well somewhere.
 
I was given a camera by my cousin earlier this year. When I opened it I found an exposed roll of HP3 (sic). It had been in a loft since 1965. When I developed the film, there was a lot of base fog but the images were still usable.

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So you should get something from a mere youngster from the 1990s!
 
Well i'll be damned! Seems I have a lot to learn about film.
Thankyou for your comments gents. Much appreciated.
 
Kinda weird to think that that image has been merely latent for the best part of fifty years.
 
Black and white, low speed/ISO, cool conditions (i.e. the UK) put you in the best position for getting a good result from still to be developed film.
 
NickT said:
an exposed roll of HP3 (sic). It had been in a loft since 1965.
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HP3 is right. It was the last days of HP3, which first appeared in 1941.

HP4 was launched in 120 and 127 formats in 1965, but wasn't available in 35mm until 1966. Ilford continued making HP3 until 1969.

Memory jogged by a rather fab page: ILFORD Chronology
 
Well I will let you know what happens. I have just dropped them into my local Asda for developing (yeah yeah, Asda...I know). For a coupla quid its got to be worth finding out hasnt it!

As an aside, they also helpfully offered to develop my HP5 film because 'it goes through the same process'. Hmm. Ill be hanging on to that one if you dont mind. Fortunately the head honcho turned up just as we were chatting, and slapped them about a bit till they realised the error of their ways.
 
I realised that I have an unopened box of HP3 (probably bought at the same time as the ones that I processed).

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I wish it was still 21p a roll!
 
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