I have heard the argument that freezing might somehow damage film
because of crystaliization, but I used to freeze mine and never
observed any problem nor have I ever heard anyone with any first hand
experience with any complaint. I stopped using the freezer because I
saw some stats one time that the extension of shelf life for film was
not much different whether it was frozen or just refrigerated. I have
less room in my freezer. So I keep the plastic bagged film inside a
plastic food box with a good seal in the main part of the refrigerator.
Just balance what you buy against what is happening in your market
place. If they don't sell it they will stop processing it.
Winsor
Long Beach, CA
USA
On Aug 14, 2004, at 2:29 PM, Fernando Gonzalez Gentile wrote:
> I would save film for some two years, since something I don't
> completely
> understand is happening at the local market. It's been more than one
> year
> that I can't buy fresh 100 F 35mm format, and Fuji main lab keeps
> telling
> they don't have in stock. Another pro lab, where I used to enlarge
> beautiful
> Cibachrome and Radiance once in a while, tell me they don't have it in
> stock
> either, but offered Ektachrome 100 G and GX instead. By chance, I
> contacted
> the firm that imports all Fuji stuff from Japan and they do have a
> little in
> stock at US$ 6 +VAT each. In the meanwhile, I've been using
> refrigerated
> Velvia 50 expiration date August 2002. No problems unless you bathe it
> with
> mineralized water for a week before developing ;^)
> I know from experience that getting obsessed about something frequently
> results in some unforeseeable damage. So my question would be if -20ºC
> can
> make some damage to the film (perhaps it could perfectly stand -80ºC);
> or is
> it just the same to keep it refrigerated at +5ºC. Besides, I find it
> more
> comfortable to stock it at -20, have more free space there.
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