I've kept film frozen at about -20C for years and years. Some 16mm B&W film was about 15 years old when I used it. The result was as good as that from new film. I still keep all my film in the freezer amongst the ice cream, fish, ham and the rest. The thermometer reads about -18C. There are some rolls of Fuji colour film 120 in there that were bought in 1989. But I have no camera for that format now. I have never had a film crack. Just make sure yours has reached ambient temperature before you load it.
Don _______________ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery See New Pages 'The Cement Company from HELL!' Updated: August 15, 2003 "Oh my God! They've killed Teddy!" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dag T" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 9:55 AM Subject: Re: Freezing B&W Film > If that was true most of my films would have cracked, not only from > freezing during storage, but some of them also from use in similar > temperatures. > > There is, however, a story of a Norwegian expedition to Antarctica > where they used an LX being modified to roll the film the opposite way > around the spool in the camera to avoid cracking, but the temperatures > may be well below the temperature in the freezer. > > If the film holds freezer temperatures during use I�d be careful with > winders and motor drives. > > DagT > > P� 16. jan. 2004 kl. 08.20 skrev John Coyle: > > > Shel, I would strongly advocate not freezing film, but simply fridging > > it. > > I read many years ago that freezing could lead to some emulsions > > cracking on > > loading, but that may be a myth! >
