35-Year-Old TMAX 100

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I decided to expose and develop some expired TMAX 100 I was given some years ago

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35 Year Old Expired Kodak TMax100

Many years ago I was given some expired black and white 120 film including three rolls of Kodak TMAX 100. The storage conditions were unknown and to be honest
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Eeeeee! From when I wus a mere lad!

I didn't know it had been made that long! Time flies when you shut your eyes and doze off!
 
Were you surprised at how well the film has survived in unknown conditions and still able to produce perfect tonality
 
Even the packet has signs that they are old. They still have both the ISO speeds and the DIV equivalent printed on the sides. They don't do that anymore.
 
Cancel the last, just found them. I had missed the link, Yes I do and there are shades shown even on the brightest part of the petals.

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For a 35-year-old expired film, the results were in my opinion very good. I guess the moral of this, is to not get too bogged down with complicated technical stuff and just go with your own experience and intuition.

You are pushing against an open door with that comment. No need to tie yourself up in knots.

So my 8 month out of date Foma 200 bulk film is nowt to worry about. Did you have to alter the ISO or development time?
 
That really is quite incredible. I wonder why some films will exceed what is an expected life and some will go off quite quickly. I somehow thunk my Foma200 will not last that long! I really must load two cassettes or so and get it used before is starts to wain. Mind you it is and always has been kept in the fridge.
 
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