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CJ
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 - 09:01 pm: | 
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Hello All,
My father recently gave me about 8 rolls of ~15-20 yr. old Kodak Tri-X and Tri-X Pan (ASA 400) 35mm camera film. These rolls were stored in a camera bag in a closet, therefore they've gone through a good number of hot & humid (~80+deg.) + dry & cold (~65-70 deg) cycles.
I've shot a couple of the rolls, and they look fine but for some graininess. (More than unexpired Tri-X)
My question regards minimizing the aforementioned graininess which occurs as certain films age: Can or should I under-rate this film, shooting a roll at, say, ASA 320? Or even less?
If under-rating the film, should I instruct the darkroom guy to pull-process the film, or develop it as normal ASA 400 speed Tri-X?
Can anybody advise on this?
Thanks,
-CJ |
rick
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 02:00 pm: |
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I don't know about grain; some pull-processing will probably help it a bit, at the expense possibly of some contrast. Some older film develops a grey fog overall, reducing contrast, which can be helped by a little overdevelopment.... but this increases grain a little. if you don't have the fog but want to minimize grain you're probably on the right track. Some developers soften grain more than others too. |
Lars
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 06:38 am: |
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Be careful when You use old film rolls that has not been properly stored. They may contain fungus, which will be transfered to Your camera. |
David
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 21, 2005 - 10:42 am: |
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Why use it? Black and white film is fairly cheap if you buy a few rolls from sellers like Freestyle. Why risk losing a once in a lifetime shot? I suppose you could risk it if you use it only for experimentation. Ilford Perceptol was a great fine grain developer buyt I don't know if its still made. |
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