Outdated B&W film from mid to ealy 80s

[beefcider]

I came across some tri-x and plus-x from 84 and 85 and was wondering if
it has been frozen most of the time, would there be a good chance of it
still being usable. If anyone has had success with film that has been
outdated for more than 10 years, I'd like to hear about it.

thanks

Chris

[Andrew Kirby]

In article <180120011236597385%cpu...@crcwnet.com>, beefcider
<cpu...@crcwnet.com> writes

It should be ok, I used 1969 test dated FP3 in the 80's, it was ok for non-
critical work.--
Andrew Kirby

[filmr...@my-deja.com]

In article <180120011236597385%cpu...@crcwnet.com>,

> I deal with processing deleted film and have successfully salvaged
images off of B&W film that was unprocessed and shot in the 1920's. It
was no Ansel Adams but you could still see what was on it. This was
done with a developer loaded up with restrainers at an extremely low
temperature for a very short period of time. You need not take such
drastic measures. If it has been frozen the whole time it should be
fine but to be safe you may want to underexpose it one half stop and
then push process it one full stop. This will help to keep your gamma
up because it may be reduced due to base fog problems. To be really
safe throw it in the trash and get some new film.

Greg Miller
Film Rescue International

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