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LMRacing · 07-28-2009, 03:34 PM

a local photoshop had a roll collecting dust on the shelf (200 speed slide film) so I decided to pick it up. it went out of date in 2003 so Im not expecting much out of it. Should I bother shooting with it and developing it? or should I just call it a $2 mistake?

guy1966 · 07-28-2009, 04:24 PM

For $2 why worry. I have shot several rolls of out of date film with no bad results.
I actually found a roll from 1982 I forgot to process and had it done in 2000. Came out fine.

TWoK · 07-29-2009, 05:18 PM

I'd hardly pay $2 for a fresh roll of Elitechrome. Haggle them down. If it's not cold stored it is not going to come out very well. You can overexpose print film a stop to cut through the fog and still get a decent shot, but if you overexpose slide film by a stop you're not going to get anything but a frame with lots of blown highlights and probably muted colors and fog.

Stevopedia · 07-30-2009, 06:05 PM

Or try shooting it normally and drop it off at your local 1 hour photo... they'll process it in their C41 machine (probably) and.... instant cross-process!

It's a really different look with funky colors and all. You might like it. And, for cheap expired Elite Chrome, what have you got to lose?

07-28-2009, 03:34 PM	#1
LMRacing Forum Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Silver Creek, GA Posts: 76	Kodak Elite Chrome a local photoshop had a roll collecting dust on the shelf (200 speed slide film) so I decided to pick it up. it went out of date in 2003 so Im not expecting much out of it. Should I bother shooting with it and developing it? or should I just call it a $2 mistake?

07-28-2009, 04:24 PM	#2
guy1966 New Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Wichita Falls Tx Posts: 8	Film For $2 why worry. I have shot several rolls of out of date film with no bad results. I actually found a roll from 1982 I forgot to process and had it done in 2000. Came out fine.

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07-29-2009, 05:18 PM	#3
TWoK Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Japan Posts: 89	I'd hardly pay $2 for a fresh roll of Elitechrome. Haggle them down. If it's not cold stored it is not going to come out very well. You can overexpose print film a stop to cut through the fog and still get a decent shot, but if you overexpose slide film by a stop you're not going to get anything but a frame with lots of blown highlights and probably muted colors and fog.

07-30-2009, 06:05 PM	#4
Stevopedia Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Posts: 273	Or try shooting it normally and drop it off at your local 1 hour photo... they'll process it in their C41 machine (probably) and.... instant cross-process! It's a really different look with funky colors and all. You might like it. And, for cheap expired Elite Chrome, what have you got to lose?

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