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Found a box of expired film at an estate sale in Tucson, 40 rolls for $20
Pulled 40 rolls of expired Kodak Gold out of a dusty box at an estate sale in Tucson for $20, all dated between 1998 and 2004. I shot one roll at box speed to test it and the colors came out warm and a little hazy, which honestly looks better than fresh film to me. Anyone got a rule of thumb for how much to overexpose older film, or do you just bracket and hope?
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beth_reed7d ago
The "rule" of one stop per decade is more of a starting point than an actual rule, and it mostly comes from black and white shooters. Color film loses speed slower than that, especially Kodak Gold, which holds up pretty well. At box speed you already got good results, so I'd try half a stop over on the next roll and compare. Two stops over on Gold that old usually turns the shadows muddy and blows out the sky. Bracketing is the safe move but you burn film fast, and at 50 cents a roll you can afford to be picky about which frames you bracket.
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