EliteChrome 200 - Any Tips?

drewdlephone · 03-31-2009, 02:23 AM

I just picked up a roll of Kodak Elite Chrome 200 from work, because it was only a buck and it's been expired since last February. So, my first question is how bad is that, exactly? What will a year of expiry do to slide film? It's been kept at room temperature on a shelf; only reason why it's still here is we didn't notice it was expired (and, as you might have guessed, we don't sell a lot of slide film anymore).

Also, is there anything I should compensate for when taking slide film, either just because it's slide film, or because it's old?

Thanks for the input.

Stevopedia · 03-31-2009, 02:48 AM

Can't say I've shot expired slide film, but you can expect a color cast in the result, depending on whether it was refrigerated or not. I've heard some on APUG mention a decrease in speed in older films, but I have no idea honestly how that would affect something like this.

All I know is that (fresh) Elite Chrome 200 pushes reasonably well to 400

ully · 04-02-2009, 08:35 AM

Expose for the highlights.

03-31-2009, 02:23 AM	#1
drewdlephone Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Nanaimo, BC Posts: 261	EliteChrome 200 - Any Tips? I just picked up a roll of Kodak Elite Chrome 200 from work, because it was only a buck and it's been expired since last February. So, my first question is how bad is that, exactly? What will a year of expiry do to slide film? It's been kept at room temperature on a shelf; only reason why it's still here is we didn't notice it was expired (and, as you might have guessed, we don't sell a lot of slide film anymore). Also, is there anything I should compensate for when taking slide film, either just because it's slide film, or because it's old? Thanks for the input.

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03-31-2009, 02:48 AM	#2
Stevopedia Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Posts: 273	Can't say I've shot expired slide film, but you can expect a color cast in the result, depending on whether it was refrigerated or not. I've heard some on APUG mention a decrease in speed in older films, but I have no idea honestly how that would affect something like this. All I know is that (fresh) Elite Chrome 200 pushes reasonably well to 400

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