shooting-film Filming with Expired 16mm Film; Developing

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Shooting with expired film.

Looks like I'm getting a Krasnogorsk 3, but have very little left over and am looking at the increasingly attractive expired 16mm film(Kodak).

I went to youtube( thats a website) and saw some footage of a k-3, and various other cameras, shot with expired film( some 5 years expired, some more than 15 years).

Has anybody done this? Is it stupid or brilliant?

Also, anybody ever develope films(movies) themselves?

Thanks as always :)
 
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If expired film has been kept in a controlled environment it
is likely to still be good. If over its shelf life the temperatures
have varied wildly it is likely to be no good anymore. The
camera used has nothing at all to do with it. Putting poorly
maintained expired film in a top of the live camera will not
help at all.
 
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As was said before, it depend on how the film was stored. If it was in a freezer or just a fridge and it's 5 years old, you might be ok. If it was in a hot attic or closet, it will have problems. Even frozen, the film could see density shifts with blacks that are a little milky and sometimes it will shift toward the green. If you're going to do a telecine, most of that can be timed out.

Scott
 
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If you're going for a straight look you might have problems, but if you've got a script that calls for dream sequences, fantasy, etc., or a music video, then just go with it and embrace the result. You probably would want to make sure that you're covered in case one roll is completely ruined.

There are ways to roughly develop a clipped film end, just to make sure you don't have an x-rayed or light-struck roll.

I'm pleased that you've found out about the internet. These web site things sound very promising.
 
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