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Hiya Folks.

A chap on a local selling site has a load of film for sale on the cheap, theres 3 rolls of agfa vista 200, 3 rolls of fujicolour 100, 4 rolls of ilford delta 400 BW and 3 rolls of ilford delta 100 BW.

The expiry date on the film is 2013/2014 but will it be ok?

Ta Folks :-)
 
It'll be absolutely fine, as long as it has been stored properly. Freezer/fridge is best, in a cupboard/drawer somewhere is fine. Anywhere the film has been exposed to heat or radiation is likely to be detrimental, and I'd avoid it (warm insulated loft for instance).
 
I would have it but depends on price to be honest, the B and W stuff will be better.
I went through a phase where i got loads of out of date film but now i shoot less and i want it to be spot on so i only shoot dated film.
 
nickjohnwatson said:
Hiya Folks.

A chap on a local selling site has a load of film for sale on the cheap, theres 3 rolls of agfa vista 200, 3 rolls of fujicolour 100, 4 rolls of ilford delta 400 BW and 3 rolls of ilford delta 100 BW.

The expiry date on the film is 2013/2014 but will it be ok?

Ta Folks :)
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It'll be fine, probably. Bear in mind that in-date AGFA Vista is only a pound from Poundland, though.
 
Mr Bump said:
I would have it but depends on price to be honest, the B and W stuff will be better.
I went through a phase where i got loads of out of date film but now i shoot less and i want it to be spot on so i only shoot dated film.
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abdoujaparov said:
It'll be fine, probably. Bear in mind that in-date AGFA Vista is only a pound from Poundland, though.
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Aye i saw that in there a couple weeks back :)

I've just been given a canon eos 600 so wanted to stick some cheap film through it to make sure it works before i get something decent and take some serious photos :-)
 
nickjohnwatson said:
Aye i saw that in there a couple weeks back :)

I've just been given a canon eos 600 so wanted to stick some cheap film through it to make sure it works before i get something decent and take some serious photos :)
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Well for checking a camera we all advise to use Poundland film and an Asda superstore for develop and scanned to CD for £3 and if not too busy will do it in 35mins while you shop.
 
excalibur2 said:
Well for checking a camera we all advise to use Poundland film and an Asda superstore for develop and scanned to CD for £3 and if not too busy will do it in 35mins while you shop.
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Thanks for the advice, do asda do a scan to high res file option? :)
 
nickjohnwatson said:
Thanks for the advice, do asda do a scan to high res file option? :)
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Only low scan, but good enough for posting here and I've had some good results printing at home to A4...also forgot to mention that not all Asda super stores do film.
 
excalibur2 said:
Only low scan, but good enough for posting here and I've had some good results printing at home to A4...also forgot to mention that not all Asda super stores do film.
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Cheers, we've got a couple of large asda stores here both with photo processing sections so i should be able to get them done :)
 
nickjohnwatson said:
Cheers, we've got a couple of large asda stores here both with photo processing sections so i should be able to get them done :)
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....and Nick you can join in the debate whether scanning at Asda (or anywhere) and adjusting to your taste in Photoshop...is proper film photography :D
 
...also if you can get decent results like this why not use Asda...this was done by Tesco (same equipt as Asda) before they stopped doing film, while you shop

 
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excalibur2 said:
...also if you can get decent results like this why not use Asda...this was done by Tesco (same equipt as Asda) before they stopped doing film, while you shop
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Because it's not about the equipment and one good photo, it's about the person operating the equipment and the production of photographs of consistent and reliable quality.
 
skysh4rk said:
Because it's not about the equipment and one good photo, it's about the person operating the equipment and the production of photographs of consistent and reliable quality.
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Well I could post 500 shots done by Asda and Tesco :D but of course the temporary staff that come in (while the regular girl was on holiday or ill) and the results weren't brilliant mainly because of film handling producing spots and hairs, but there shouldn't be a problem in theory as the scanning and dev machines are expensive Fuji and she told me the dev solution is changed every day (well I wasn't wearing my hearing aid ;)) and thought there should be a counter and after so many devs then you change? .....I watched her do it once and it's not measuring out water and a bottle of chemicals but it's all in a sorta cartridge where you take the old one out and put in another one.
Anyway it all works for me after spending about £300 in 5 years with Tesco and Asda and I keeping repeating my philosophy that if you have a winning shot get it re-scanned or a wet print done by a lab OR scan it yourself if you have a top scanner.
 
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Well i put some of the Ilford delta 200 in today and took some photos in the lake district. Stupidly forgot to change iso on the camera to 200 for the 1st few pictures so they'll be knackered, also the meter on the camera doesn't seem to work in manual to tell me if the exposure is reasonable so i was having to shoot in aperture priority more and hoping the camera meters correctly. Gonna get them developed soon :)
 
Unless you've got the iso set to something ridiculous like 1600 you should be ok. Black and white film has a tremendous latitude and you should be able to drag back any detail you have lost. Well done, looking forward to seeing the results.

Andy
 
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Well i put some of the Ilford delta 200 in today and took some photos in the lake district. Stupidly forgot to change iso on the camera to 200 for the 1st few pictures so they'll be knackered, also the meter on the camera doesn't seem to work in manual to tell me if the exposure is reasonable so i was having to shoot in aperture priority more and hoping the camera meters correctly. Gonna get them developed soon :)
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From a quick google, the camera should say whether you have a 'correct' exposure (OO), if you need more light (OP), or if you have too much light (CL) while in manual mode.

That said, I'd recommend picking up a handheld incident meter; one of the best purchases you can make if you're going to be shooting film. Many film cameras are pretty old nowadays and I wouldn't really put much trust into their metering.
 
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