Phil Thompson Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I've just purchased a load of 25 year old 7291 16mm. Still boxed. Do you think It will still be useable? Obviously im not after perfect color reproduction. But do you think the film could be fogged too much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lary Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I've just purchased a load of 25 year old 7291 16mm. Still boxed. Do you think It will still be useable? Obviously im not after perfect color reproduction. But do you think the film could be fogged too much? I would have a snip test done. Otherwise, you're just guessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk DeJonghe Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Even if stored in a freezer all that time, it will have very high fog level due to cosmic radiation. Extremely unlikely to be still useable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt August Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Last summer Dejonghe transfered some comparable stock for me. Most of the dynamic range was indeed eaten up by fog. Some shots came out quite nice in my opinion. Like badly faded slide film. Others were just bad in any way. It was fun to see and do, but is has no practical use whatsoever. It also very unpredictable. Can you resist trying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Parr Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Did you end up trying it out? If so, how were the results? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Lee Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 (edited) It might actually be okay, being only 100 speed. I had 19 year old EXR 50D that was great (due to it's low speed). Shoot it at 50 and get a stop pull I would reckon (after testing) if you haven't done so after all this time. I've found a way to remove fog on colour film, but it's a DIY job, you'd need a tank big enough to load it in first. I've only experimented on it at still lengths. Edited July 18, 2011 by Daniel Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member John Sprung Posted July 18, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted July 18, 2011 It's ideal scratch test stock for a lab. Other than that, it has no value. -- J.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Thompson Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 shot it on sat, weird color shift, blue fogging, noisy.. annoying. use old stock if u just dont care and wanted wacky mucky vibes. i wont skimp on stock next time. brand spanking 50d vibes for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Roessler Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Daniel, can you tell us a bit more about the special "fog removal" process? Are there any other effects on the film when doing this? Thanks, Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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