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Does Kodak Portra film need refrigeration after it is exposed?
I will be using the film about 250 miles from home and I will not be
returning home for two days after it is exposed. |
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"hba1c" wrote in message
om... I will be using the film about 250 miles from home and I will not be returning home for two days after it is exposed. No. It can easily go a few days or even a few weeks without refrigeration. The refrigeration is to keep it from aging during the 6 to 12 months from the time it leaves the factory until you finally use and develop it. |
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hba1c wrote:
I will be using the film about 250 miles from home and I will not be returning home for two days after it is exposed. Put in original canisters. Wrap in big fluffy towel. Bury in trunk of car. Don't worry about it. -- -- rec.photo.equipment.35mm user resource: -- http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch.-- |
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Wasn't it hba1c who said...
I will be using the film about 250 miles from home and I will not be returning home for two days after it is exposed. No. In fact, once the film has been unsealed from its canister (or original packaging, in the case of roll film) I would advise that you DON'T refrigerate it. When film is warmed to the ambient temperature after being refrigerated, it is subject to surface condensation which would dry on the film potentially leaving residue which would mar the surface. This is why you only refrigerate film in its sealed packaging, and wait until the film warms to the temperature of the surrounding environment before breaking that seal. If you were to refrigerate the film, unsealed, after it was exposed, you would subject the film to the effects of condensation once again. Only refrigerate film before use, and only in its original factory 'air'. -- Joe Pucillo Baltimore, Maryland USA To reply by email, please remove the .xx |
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Wasn't it hba1c who said...
I will be using the film about 250 miles from home and I will not be returning home for two days after it is exposed. No. In fact, once the film has been unsealed from its canister (or original packaging, in the case of roll film) I would advise that you DON'T refrigerate it. When film is warmed to the ambient temperature after being refrigerated, it is subject to surface condensation which would dry on the film potentially leaving residue which would mar the surface. This is why you only refrigerate film in its sealed packaging, and wait until the film warms to the temperature of the surrounding environment before breaking that seal. If you were to refrigerate the film, unsealed, after it was exposed, you would subject the film to the effects of condensation once again. Only refrigerate film before use, and only in its original factory 'air'. -- Joe Pucillo Baltimore, Maryland USA To reply by email, please remove the .xx |
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I did a wedding in Bali a couple of years ago, the average temp was 35 deg C
with a humidity close to 100%, the portra had no issues at all and printed up great on my return to Australia a week later. -- Michael Brown Melbourne Australia www.photo.net/photos/mlbrown "Michael A. Covington" wrote in message ... "hba1c" wrote in message om... I will be using the film about 250 miles from home and I will not be returning home for two days after it is exposed. No. It can easily go a few days or even a few weeks without refrigeration. The refrigeration is to keep it from aging during the 6 to 12 months from the time it leaves the factory until you finally use and develop it. |
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