I just dropped off some disposable cameras, and one expired in 2004, the other in 2006. The one roll of actual film I have no clue how long I’ve had it. How long can it be undeveloped and still get viable pictures from it? Or should I say, what happens when you try to get old film developed?
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peeled_turtle says
I did some ten years old and they were really bad and they told me it almost was unusable.
V2K1 says
Are you asking what’s the oldest film ever developed, or whether your film is OK?
First question: haven’t a clue.
Second: if the film hasn’t been stored in an overly hot, humid environment, it should be fine.
HTH
V2K1
leslie says
it doesn’t matter how old the film gets as long as you store it in the right place, but if you’re talking about a kind of film that is no longer made you can bet that there will always be someone that specailizes in devolping that particular kind of film
Steve P says
If film is stored in a refrigerator or even freezer in it’s original sealed wrapper, it has an almost indefinite lifespan. Take it out and allow it to come up to temp gradually, and it will be fine.
If the film / cameras have not been stored correctly, about all you can do is tty and see what you get… nothing you can do about it now.
steve