A question regarding home processing out of date colour c-41

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I have some out of date ColorMax 400, expired in 2011.
I plan to shoot it at iso 200 (a stop per decade) and I rather fancy developing it myself.
My question is will I need alter the dev time as if I'd pulled it if the film was fresh?
 
It really depends on how the film has been stored, if it's been kept in the fridge or frozen, I'd just shoot at 400 asa and develop as normal, I haven't had a darkroom for a few years now, but I never had any problems using out of date film.
 
FishyFish said:
I would say develop as normal. You're overexposing to compensate for the expiry, rather than to deliberately pull the sensitivity.

Caveat - I've never developed C41 (fresh or otherwise)! :)
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That is were my thinking was heading.
 
Nikon photographer said:
It really depends on how the film has been stored, if it's been kept in the fridge or frozen, I'd just shoot at 400 asa and develop as normal, I haven't had a darkroom for a few years now, but I never had any problems using out of date film.
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I have had it a fridge but I don't know it's previous life.
 
That date is Quite FRESH for me ! I usually only expose more but process normally or you risk getting the 'Crossed Curves' effect on the Colour Balance.
 
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