NOT Expired

Several folks had commented here, in person, and in my Flickr stream about the neat photos I've been getting from the expired film in the Vivitar IC 101. As an experiment, I decided to try some non-expired (i.e., fresh) film in the Vivitar to see if the results were any different.

I'm here to tell you, folks: It ain't the film. Aside from what I perceive to be a slight increase in film speed with the fresh Portra 800vc and 400vc test rolls, there's really no difference between the expired rolls I'd been using and the refrigerated fresh ones. The colors are just as wacky. See for yourself:

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graffitied train cars sweet, sweet dog
Portra 800VC, not expired, stored in a film refrigerator. Developed at Walgreen's.

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Portra 400VC, not expired, stored in a film refrigerator. Developed at CVS.

I'm trying a roll of fresh 400CN (purchased from an unrefrigerated rack at Walgreen's) in the camera now and will post the results as soon as they've been developed. I'm also hanging out in eBay's film section, looking for cheap lots of C-41 film. Man, this camera is fun.

Posted by Lori in photography at 5:50 PM on November 2, 2007

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I love the pictures you take with your Vivitar. Ever since your first post I've been scouring eBay for one. It hadn't occured to me to look there for expired film (duh!) - I'll be hanging out in that section as well.

Lori [TypeKey Profile Page]:

Thanks, Crystal! My goal is usually to get any film I buy off eBay for $3 a roll or less (make sure you add in the shipping charges when figuring out what your maximum bid will be!), whether it's fresh or expired. I'm also trying to bid on films I haven't used before, just to see what I get, picturewise. :-)

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I love the pictures you take with your Vivitar. Ever since your first post I've been scouring eBay for one. It hadn't occured to me to look there for expired film (duh!) - I'll be hanging out in that section as well.

Posted by: Crystal at November 3, 2007 10:48 PM

Thanks, Crystal! My goal is usually to get any film I buy off eBay for $3 a roll or less (make sure you add in the shipping charges when figuring out what your maximum bid will be!), whether it's fresh or expired. I'm also trying to bid on films I haven't used before, just to see what I get, picturewise. :-)

Posted by: Lori [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 5, 2007 4:58 PM

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