Hi when you say freezing film do you really mean freezing in the freezer or keeping it cold in the fridge ? i hear this a lot but can't find much info on it ?? temperatures etc
Well oops, I heard the misconceptions and threw it in the freezer out of a Ziploc bag and didn't do the fridge trick to get it back up to temp... Oops!
Thanks for the very helpful advice. I’m a digital shooter for years, but when my brother in law during a holiday have me tried his 70’s Zenit film camera, I really enjoyed that experience of using film camera again. Guess what-in span of 4 hours with that camera, I only spent 15 shots.. lol, i felt like a shutter addict undergoing a therapy. In my digital cam, that time duration can yield s hundred shots already. Right after that holiday- I quickly bought one similar camera+ lens from eBay.. now I’m hunting for film rolls and got overwhelmed by how expensive they are still today! Lol, felt so dumb to assume they costs cents or a dollar today haha.. I should have researched about it in advance. What have I gotten my self into.. now I will scout for cheapo expired films instead and film scanner & learning the skill to develop a film indoor:) Anyway, I’m on the board already so I hope it’ll be an exciting journey for me to relearn photography using past technology.
Yeah, film is not cheap but it really never was. You can start with economy film as Kodak Color Plus or Fuji Superia or C200. Also don't worry as you said you won't shoot as much when you go out with the film camera dn things will balance. At the end of the day the 70's camera still works in 2017 and will for many years and that makes the cost in gear cheap. Enjoy!!
Thanks for the proper definition, I will try to remember next time, but I always forget and go with the "my slang" definition ;)
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Thanks for the helpful video. It made me to try those films I inherited from my uncle, his wife gave me 30 boxes of 35mm films. I guess I will try them soon in my Smena camera.
A question, I just bought some expired Fujifilm Superia Reala 200 that expired in 2007. However it has been refrigerated it's whole life according to the seller. Would the tip I heard of "lower it a stop" still apply or no?
i have still plenty of expired film and i look so forward to shoot it. it makes it even more exciting to wait for the results. one never know what the results are.
It can be a fun approach to photography, I shifted away from expired when I started printing and found some added faults on the film to be a big bummer in that process.
Hey Nico, what do you think about old paper? I was given a 100 sheet box of Ilford RC MG IV that was bought in 2000 and don’t know if I should even bother with it
so informative that I have nothing to add! My reason is exactly shooting dinosaurs. We've lost a lot of great emulsions already, but as for year 2017 we are lucky enough to shoot expired stock until they are still good.
Thanks! With such a youtube name I wouldn't expect less than expired film! ;) I loved some old emulsions but at this point I value my work when the results are very consistent. Thats why I have left expired for fun experiments and not serious projects. But that is for me and I respect people that love using expired, just wanted to make it clear that it's a very personal choice! Keep the good work and hope to see that 4x5 Polaroid finished soon!!
Great Video. I recently started buying expired films and I personally love the uncertainty factor over the results, Could you shed some light on expired instant films: Fuji Instax, Polaroid pack film/peel apart film, etc. Also, If you have ever used Kodak 35mm Motion Picture film for still photography, could you share your views on that too. Thanks again. This is a very informational video. We all really appreciate the hard work you put in.
Thanks! Im planning on a video about all instant and will cover expired too. Haven't used motion stock but have a few rolls of Cinestill 120 in the fridge, will try to get my hands on more stock soon. Hope to keep helping as much as possible and thanks for your support and feedback.
Saw them, they look pretty good to be that old. Its always fun to see what old film can do. Its one of the best features of film, that no amount of time will run it 100% obsolete. Thanks for sharing!
So I just bought a roll of Fuji Superia 200 and it expired in 02/2010 should I shoot it normally since it didn't reach a decade ? Or should I over expose it? ( btw I use a Canon A1)
Gracias! Yo en diapositiva le doy un poco más de luz pero no mucho ya que la diapositiva pierde detalle en las altas luces muy rápido. Lo mejor sería probar un rollo y revelar en laboratorio y juzgar con eso. La foto de mis hijas con Provia 100F caducado estaba pasado 10 años y creo recordar que le di iSO 100 y salió bastante decente, todo depende de cómo ha sido conservado.
I think, if we also want to shoot film in 10 years, we should buy new stock of film... look at fujifilm, they stop the next film line up next year.. its the second time now they do so
Yeah, buy fresh film should be our motto. But we can't fake the numbers, if people aren't buying it they will stop making it. Fuji is holding on to film but they are a company with investors and they need the numbers to prove that there is money on film (as with the instax line). Im planning for example to shoot more slide in 2017 and 2018 just to help this.
it seems Fuji stopped producing new film's batches years ago... We only live on stock right now and they can't, even if they would, restart producing it again, chemicals are forbidden in almost all countries, tools aren't there anymore, the machines are sell etc.
Had a roll of Ektachrome from 2006, film came out clear(there was one faint image but unseeable, rated at 50iso instead of 100, don't know if it was me or the film
i have just loaded a roll of ilford hp5 expired 1975 into my zorkie. belonged to dad so looking forward to the results. great informative video
+Mixie Palms Nice! Let me know how it goes. Try overexposing and developing with a high dilution.
Hi when you say freezing film do you really mean freezing in the freezer or keeping it cold in the fridge ? i hear this a lot but can't find much info on it ?? temperatures etc
You can freeze it in the freezer inside zipblock bags. Then to pull it out best practice is fridge first then out. So slowly back to normal temp.
Well oops, I heard the misconceptions and threw it in the freezer out of a Ziploc bag and didn't do the fridge trick to get it back up to temp... Oops!
Thanks for the very helpful advice. I’m a digital shooter for years, but when my brother in law during a holiday have me tried his 70’s Zenit film camera, I really enjoyed that experience of using film camera again. Guess what-in span of 4 hours with that camera, I only spent 15 shots.. lol, i felt like a shutter addict undergoing a therapy. In my digital cam, that time duration can yield s hundred shots already. Right after that holiday- I quickly bought one similar camera+ lens from eBay.. now I’m hunting for film rolls and got overwhelmed by how expensive they are still today! Lol, felt so dumb to assume they costs cents or a dollar today haha.. I should have researched about it in advance. What have I gotten my self into.. now I will scout for cheapo expired films instead and film scanner & learning the skill to develop a film indoor:) Anyway, I’m on the board already so I hope it’ll be an exciting journey for me to relearn photography using past technology.
Yeah, film is not cheap but it really never was. You can start with economy film as Kodak Color Plus or Fuji Superia or C200. Also don't worry as you said you won't shoot as much when you go out with the film camera dn things will balance. At the end of the day the 70's camera still works in 2017 and will for many years and that makes the cost in gear cheap. Enjoy!!
Balls of snow is actually called "fogging". It's the silver halides which have been pre modified by radiation.
Thanks for the proper definition, I will try to remember next time, but I always forget and go with the "my slang" definition ;)
Thanks for the helpful video. It made me to try those films I inherited from my uncle, his wife gave me 30 boxes of 35mm films. I guess I will try them soon in my Smena camera.
Thanks! Hope you get some fun results.
A question, I just bought some expired Fujifilm Superia Reala 200 that expired in 2007. However it has been refrigerated it's whole life according to the seller. Would the tip I heard of "lower it a stop" still apply or no?
I remember buying 40 rolls of Portra 160 for $11. I used some of it for Caffenol C-M and shot it at 80. It was wonderful
i have still plenty of expired film and i look so forward to shoot it.
it makes it even more exciting to wait for the results. one never know what the results are.
It can be a fun approach to photography, I shifted away from expired when I started printing and found some added faults on the film to be a big bummer in that process.
Hey Nico, what do you think about old paper? I was given a 100 sheet box of Ilford RC MG IV that was bought in 2000 and don’t know if I should even bother with it
I just bought 13 rolls of out of date film for £35, pretty happy with it.
Good buy! Hope they work for you!!
How expired if you don’t mind me asking? Just picked up Kodak colour plus 200 for £2 each
so informative that I have nothing to add! My reason is exactly shooting dinosaurs. We've lost a lot of great emulsions already, but as for year 2017 we are lucky enough to shoot expired stock until they are still good.
Thanks! With such a youtube name I wouldn't expect less than expired film! ;) I loved some old emulsions but at this point I value my work when the results are very consistent. Thats why I have left expired for fun experiments and not serious projects. But that is for me and I respect people that love using expired, just wanted to make it clear that it's a very personal choice! Keep the good work and hope to see that 4x5 Polaroid finished soon!!
Great Video. I recently started buying expired films and I personally love the uncertainty factor over the results,
Could you shed some light on expired instant films: Fuji Instax, Polaroid pack film/peel apart film, etc.
Also, If you have ever used Kodak 35mm Motion Picture film for still photography, could you share your views on that too.
Thanks again. This is a very informational video. We all really appreciate the hard work you put in.
Thanks! Im planning on a video about all instant and will cover expired too. Haven't used motion stock but have a few rolls of Cinestill 120 in the fridge, will try to get my hands on more stock soon.
Hope to keep helping as much as possible and thanks for your support and feedback.
Hey Ankit, where did you get expired film?
got the images back! how can i show you? actually quite good regards Mick
Hey Mixie, best would be email. Its nicosphotographyshow (at) gmail . com
have sent !
Saw them, they look pretty good to be that old. Its always fun to see what old film can do. Its one of the best features of film, that no amount of time will run it 100% obsolete. Thanks for sharing!
So I just bought a roll of Fuji Superia 200 and it expired in 02/2010 should I shoot it normally since it didn't reach a decade ? Or should I over expose it? ( btw I use a Canon A1)
Overexpose it a stop. It should be okish.
OK ;) Thank You !
Let me know how it goes.
Off course !
err on the safe side.9 years is just short of a decade.
Gracias por el video, muy informativo!.
Para las diapositivas también se aplica sobrexponer un punto si tienen más de 10 años?, saludos
Gracias! Yo en diapositiva le doy un poco más de luz pero no mucho ya que la diapositiva pierde detalle en las altas luces muy rápido. Lo mejor sería probar un rollo y revelar en laboratorio y juzgar con eso. La foto de mis hijas con Provia 100F caducado estaba pasado 10 años y creo recordar que le di iSO 100 y salió bastante decente, todo depende de cómo ha sido conservado.
Gracias Nico, tengo unas provia 100f en el refrigerador ...los usaré, saludos!!
+Yassef Selman ya me contaras que tal van. Suerte
I think, if we also want to shoot film in 10 years, we should buy new stock of film... look at fujifilm, they stop the next film line up next year.. its the second time now they do so
Yeah, buy fresh film should be our motto. But we can't fake the numbers, if people aren't buying it they will stop making it. Fuji is holding on to film but they are a company with investors and they need the numbers to prove that there is money on film (as with the instax line). Im planning for example to shoot more slide in 2017 and 2018 just to help this.
it seems Fuji stopped producing new film's batches years ago... We only live on stock right now and they can't, even if they would, restart producing it again, chemicals are forbidden in almost all countries, tools aren't there anymore, the machines are sell etc.
Had a roll of Ektachrome from 2006, film came out clear(there was one faint image but unseeable, rated at 50iso instead of 100, don't know if it was me or the film
expired film on ebay is NOT cheap in fact its ridiculously priced almost same as if you buy brand new film
It was when I got back to film, at this point people are cashing in with the legacy items.
More great advice! Thank you Nico!
+Ged Jefferson thanks Ged!
buen video Nico
+Guille V gracias!