By Daniel J. Schneider | Updated Mar 7, 2022 11:28 AM EST. How To. If youâre shooting film already, you know that you need to develop a tolerance for uncertainty. Film can be fogged, or wrecked in development. Your shutter might drag or the mirror not swing up correctly.
Mix one part concentrate with 4 parts water, develop, and dispose. Don't try and keep or re-use working-strength solution. Measure very carefully, with a proper graduate. Use the 4 parts water to wash out the graduate used to measure the one part concentrate..
I would not risk damaging the film -- old film can be brittle. Why not take the camera to a photo lab or camera store. Best if the behind the counter people have gray hair. Have them unload in a changing bag or darkroom. Now have them send the film out for developing and printing. They will also re-battery the camera and check it out."Normal" developing isn't really that much harder though. I won't bother developing colour film myself. Developing colour is really easy, actually probably easier than developing black and white "normally" because it's the exact same procedure for every film stock. Heat your chems with a $20 sous vide circulator, then just follow the process.
702. Posted March 29, 2008. I have to develop a roll of expired black-and-white film: 36-exp. Ilford Delta. 100 Professional (35mm). I intend to use Sprint chemistry all the way through. (developer, stop, fixer, fixer-remover). The film was exposed while still fresh, but I seem never to have gotten around to developing it; it expired four or five.
Expired HP5+. Itâs quite easy to see the difference between the expired HP5 and Delta 400 results, as it almost feels like the grain of one is âwhite on blackâ while the other is black on white. Finer points of detailing on the Delta make t my preferred âhigh speedâ expired option. I used Delta 400, expired in the 1980s, at EI200 to
Exposing it to X-Rays will cause streaking in your final images. My personal advice is to a) use up any film in your camera before flying, and b) buy the Instax film at your destination or once youâve gone through security. There are usually shops that sell gadgets and camera equipment in the departure lounge.
Expired film photography can produce unique results. There is never quite a similar roll of expired film, but each one degrades and bends differently. Colors fade as they age. There is something odd about photographic film. A split second of accidental exposure to light can ruin it, and it does not like heat at all.Kodak, Fuji, Orwo, Adox, Agfa, and Fomapanâwe can develop any stock you might have. We process all current and expired Super 8 and 8mm film stocks including Color Negative, Color Reversal and Black & White Reversal. All film is cleaned and prepped for projection or scan at no extra charge. If you extend your development time to increase film speed you are likely to increase fog as well. So your best bet is to keep development times as short as possible by using a stronger dilution. Developer choice also affects base fog. You're probably best off over exposing 1 or 2 stops over and developing normally. pqhq.