storing film - short term..?

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thanks to advice here, i now have bought

2 x Kodak 100TMax
3 x Fuji Acros100
1 x Ilford XP2 400 [C41]
all bb date 2013

and 1 x Fuji Superia 200 [C41]... bb date May 2011

i reckon my usage is about 1 roll a month

in the freezer or just in the frig @4deg.............?
 
I just use the fridge for mine John and I get through about 2/3 a month. No problems so far.

Andy
 
thanks all

hadn't thought of the zip-lock...thanks Mark
 
Unless it's expired, you don't plan to use it for several years or you live in a very hot place then just store them in a drawer or something, i just have mine in a box under the bed, no problems.
 
Morinaka said:
Unless it's expired, you don't plan to use it for several years or you live in a very hot place then just store them in a drawer or something, i just have mine in a box under the bed, no problems.
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:lol:....well a cold kitchen larder in a stone farmhouse cottage in Scotland doesn't exactly fit into a ''hot place''

thanks................:thumbs:
 
In fairness John, that description of the farmhouse kitchen would probably be fine for that number of films. As I live in a centrally heated home, the controls of which are set for the comfort of my Dad - who I swear would barely remove his jumper if he was sat in a blast furnace, I have to take slightly more stringent measures :lol:
 
TheBigYin said:
In fairness John, that description of the farmhouse kitchen would probably be fine for that number of films. As I live in a centrally heated home, the controls of which are set for the comfort of my Dad - who I swear would barely remove his jumper if he was sat in a blast furnace, I have to take slightly more stringent measures :lol:
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:lol::lol::lol:

thank God you dont live here
 
Even in the depths of last winters freeze, I was wandering around the house in shorts and t-shirt, and still feeling generally a little too warm.
 
Leave the films in their original plastic canisters and as others have said, put them in a tupperware container (other plastic boxes are available...).

Before using them, just leave them for a few hours to reach normal room temp and for any moisture to evaporate before using them though.
 
Well I don't know if things have changed but it used to be:- consumer film was designed for shelves in shops so it matured over time, and I supposed the expiry date was a safety factor but we all know you can go past it. Pro film used to be:- use ASAP.
So if you ain't got a fridge don't worry about consumer film if e.g. kept in a drawer.
 
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thanks all

in the cold pantry off the stone wall cottage kitchen.....sorted.....:D
 
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