Wednesday, 10 May 2017

What are the effects of developing film with an expired developer?


Developers, fixers, and virtually all chemical products commonly used in film photography (or not) are prone to expiry over time. Nevertheless it is not uncommon to use expired chemicals in the hope that they might still work, as well as just for testing purposes.


What happens to film when it is developed using a chemical that supposedly expired? Does the film get damaged? Or does the developer simply fail to reveal the latent image?





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