out of date film / exposure query

[AshleyC]

Ok I have some out of date Fomapan 200, dated Nov 2016. I never keep any of my film in the fridge so this has been at room temp since the day it was bought. Knowing its rather "extended" exposure times anyway would a few months out of dateness really affect it in any way?

 

[Asha]

Ok I have some out of date Fomapan 200, dated Nov 2016. I never keep any of my film in the fridge so this has been at room temp since the day it was bought. Knowing its rather "extended" exposure times anyway would a few months out of dateness really affect it in any way?

In a nutshell.....NO I very much doubt it

Just shoot it as if it was fresh.

Some folk tend to shoot it at a slightly reduced speed as a matter of course

 

[Strappy]

I think the usual formula is to compensate by a stop for each decade the film is past its expiry, so you'll probably be alright shooting it at box speed.

Though that's probably with optimal storage, if it's been left on a south-facing windowsill for a decade one stop probably wouldn't do the job!

 

[srichards]

I shot some old jessops colour that had been in the loft. Did nothing different. Sent to filmdev and it came back fine.

 

[Manwithacam]

I have a couple of SupaSnaps films that expired in 2001 and a Truprint one that expired in 1990, the last one is closer to 3 stops than 2, though 2.5 would do.