Very outdated films?

I would say yes, well worth a punt. 1 stop over expose for each decade isn't it? Don't know if a lab will develop it though, don't see why they wouldn't.
 
Practically new. The oldest colour film I have ever shot was just over 40 years old. That did produce a slight colour magenta cast but nothing that filtration couldn't deal with.
 
Definitely worth shooting it. Maybe not on a once-in-a-lifetime situation, such as someone's wedding or something, but I'de definitely still shoot it. I've got a good few rolls of expired slide film (although the oldest is 2003) and it can still produce nice images.

This was shot on some 2003-expired Ektachrome this summer. A bit of purple noise in the shadows, but not enough to ruin the picture.


Bridge to the dam wall by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr
 
Using Fuji pro 400H that expired in 2007 and half that time was at room temp. erm well always thought pro film had to used fresh, but got away with it.
But as Nige said don't use old film for something important
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Its always worth shooting, and many shoot it and get great results but in my experience outdated film follows no rules. Expect the worst then if you do get decent or interesting shots you'll be happy.

Just dont use it for anything important.

The 1 stop per decade thing again is just a bit of a myth, use it as a guide if you must but it doesn't always help.



Nagaoka Velvia 01 by Nick Watson, on Flickr
 
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I have to agree with Nick, OOD film is not really predictable at all, especially if storage over that period is unknown / only partially known. If not stored cold/frozen, there is no guarantee of anything. At least in principle, most peoples fridges are around the 2-6 degree mark, whereas ambient temperature outside of a more controlled environment can vary much more than this range, especially if direct sunlight / near a radiator is a possible factor. As such, while 1 stop per decade is a good ballpark figure for film stored close to some average temperature of 20 degrees - or what ever the expiry @ "stated temperature" on the box is - never expect perfect results. There are of course datapoints of people who do get good results for *well* OOD film, but the converse is also true for the other side of the distribution of experience :)
 
And there's always cross-processing in C41 chems, which can give pleasantly interesting effects (Oh No, not X-pro!)...
 
Thanks all, appreciate the replies. After some consideration I've decided to not use them as I want to concentrate on the 120mm so I may put the film up for sale with some colour neg film I have here to help fund the Bronica!
 
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