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Re: [OM] Refrigerate Film?

Subject: Re: [OM] Refrigerate Film?
From: Paul Van Tuyl <olympusguy@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 07 Jul 1998 21:31:19 -0500
We use the same kind of fridge and it keeps film fresh for years! The wedding
photographers that we sell film to use theirs when it is four years old! It 
takes
all kinds! Paul.

Joel Wilcox wrote:

> Yup. I have a little refrigerator like the kind students have in their dorm
> rooms for all my film.  I recently shot a roll of Kodachrome 25 which
> expired in 1992.  Looked OK; well, looked like Kodachrome.
>
> However, I think it's probably overkill.  However, I'm into overkill.
>
> Joel
>
> At 01:45 PM 7/7/1998 -0400, you wrote:
> >I keep some film in the freezer, most film in the lower right vegetable draw.
> >
> >John
> >
> >Bob Christopher wrote:
> >
> >> To this day I still refrigerate all my film. I'm not sure it's as
> necessary as
> >> it used to be given the forgiving nature of most of today's color neg
> >> film, but Tri-X hasn't changed much in 20 years. I have never noticed
> >> any adverse effects from refrigeration. In my car I always keep a
> >> loaded camera in the console and an extra roll of ISO 200 film. To
> >> keep the heat to a minimum, it's all in a small styrofoam box.
> >>
> >> Bob Christopher
> >>
> >> Brian E. Robinson wrote:
> >>
> >> > Do most people refrigerate film or leave it out? I live in SoCal and the
> >> > house gets into the high 80's at times (when the A/C is off). Is it
> >> > better for me to put my film in the fridge?
> >>
> >>
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