Best way to prolong Film

[Jaans]

Originally Posted by mfogiel

As a general rule: freezer before you shoot, and freezer after the shoot till you develop.

In general this is a good rule, however if you intend to develop within a few weeks after you have exposed the film then freezing won't make any difference. Having said that, if it is summer and your house or storage area is hot, then freezing would be good. So in essence it all depends on the ambient conditions.

I think that using nice fresh film and chemicals along with a good consistent developing regime will have much more of a noticeable effect on the film than freezing straight after exposing, especially if you develop quite soon.

[thereabouts]

Do you folks take the film out of the cardboard boxes before you put them in the fridge/freezer? I don't mean the plastic film canister, just the cardboard packaging.

I just got a load of film and my plan was to take them out of the cardboard packaging and store each type in a ziplock bag in the fridge with the date written on the outside.

[mfogiel]

It does not make any difference, if the film is in the plastic canisters inside.

[thereabouts]

Ah OK, thanks. I just thought that the cardboard might attract condensation.

[pitadotcom]

what about rolls in a loader. is that safe to put in a freezer/fridge?

[znapper]

You don't need days to get a film to ambient temperatures, come on.


I usually wait 30 min to 1 hour after I take the film out of the freezer, in it's original packaging the film has enough protection from condensation.

And to the guy asking if he should loose the 35mm cardboard; why take it off? It makes it easier to see the film type, it's stamped with the expiration date, it protects the canister inside a little from opening AND the film is easier to stack when the cardboard is intact.

I keep all my films in tupperware boxes and ice-cream boxes, to prevent them from accumulating ice, labeled and sorted and ready to go.