I recently got my hands on more expired Tri-X film. This batch expired in 2000 and was reportedly frozen since new. In my video about the first batch of expired Tri-X I didn’t discuss base fog, so I wanted to share some thoughts here.
The first photo has an uneven light source, so I apologize for that. My setup isn’t large enough to compare three 120 negatives at once. I was surprised to find that the Tri-X from 1983 and 2000 show very similar levels of base fog. Without backlight, both expired stocks appear very dark, while modern 400TX is almost completely clear.
For those following the Photography Made Simple series, the next video is also in progress, so keep an eye out for that.
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I recently got my hands on more expired Tri-X film. This batch expired in 2000 and was reportedly frozen since new. In my video about the first batch of expired Tri-X I didn’t discuss base fog, so I wanted to share some thoughts here.
The first photo has an uneven light source, so I apologize for that. My setup isn’t large enough to compare three 120 negatives at once. I was surprised to find that the Tri-X from 1983 and 2000 show very similar levels of base fog. Without backlight, both expired stocks appear very dark, while modern 400TX is almost completely clear.
For those following the Photography Made Simple series, the next video is also in progress, so keep an eye out for that.
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