Albany Photographer and blogger Charles Miller recently came across an unused roll of Black & White film that had technically expired in 1959. But that didn’t stop him from using it, and then blogging about the results while refering to himself in the third person. Thanassi finds this very amusing.
Before shooting with the old Super-XX 120 high speed, ASA 100 panchromatic film, Charles sought the advice of Kodak film expert Charles Lang. This is what Mr. Lang had to say:
“Any film material will be exposed to ambient radiation over the course of many years, so the fog on them will be high. The paper backing on roll film is not designed to be light tight for 50 years, so you’re going to see greater fogging on the edges of the finished picture. But if you’re going to use this film, shoot it at half speed. I’d like to see the results when they’re done.”
And that’s precisely what Charles did. He also shot the same scenes with another camera and some black and white film from this century for comparison. Check out the results and hit up the original story for more.
