Your expired 35mm film can still produce brilliant images.
Despite the instant gratification digital cameras offer, many loyalists are still loading their 35mm cameras with cartridges of film. Though film arrives with an expiration date printed on the carton, it can be used to product high-quality results long after this date has passed. For best results, use film that has been stored in a cold, dry environment, such as a refrigerator or freezer.
Instructions
1. Open your camera's back and drop the expired film cartridge into the slot.
2. Pull the film leader, which is the piece of film protruding from the cartridge, across the camera back and insert into the slot on the take-up spool.
3. Advance the film to that the sprocket teeth near the take-up spool engage the film's perforations and close the camera back. If you're using a battery-powered automatic camera, simply close the camera back and allow the motor to advance the film.
4. Add an extra stop of exposure to all of your shots made on the expired film. For example, if you're using an aperture, or lens opening, of f/11 with a shutter speed of f/250, open your lens to a wider f/8 or slow your shutter to f/125. The extra light helps to compensate for speed loss and other imperfections in the film's emulsion.
5. Rewind the film once the roll has been finished and develop it as you normally would.
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