24 April, 2026
A cautionary tale with a long expired film
A mint condition Lubitel 166 for a reasonable (very low) price at a flea fair turned out to have a half-exposed film in it. I have other TLRs and I have no doubt that they are m...
1 April, 2026
24 Frames with the Fujica GW690III in Brighton on Valentine’s Day, 2026 (3 Whole Rolls)
From my experience shooting expired 35mm film, black and white holds up better than colour (less to go wrong), and lower ISO withstands the effects of time much better than high...
23 October, 2025
Purple Rain on 47-year old expired film – The Whole Roll
My dad (Derek, shot #7) is a war baby born in 1941. So, when I found out that there is an annual nearby 1940s weekend in Welshpool that falls on his birthday it was a no-brainer...
Father Time waits for no one — and that includes film. I was talking with a friend of mine, one of the last camera repairmen in Riga. More about him later — I plan to write an a...
26 September, 2025
5 Frames with a Mamiya 6 on expired Fujifilm Pro 400H
Something very specific happens to my brain whenever I load up a medium format camera with expired film. It’s probably 90% fear. You never quite know what you’re going to end up...
While as a rule I am open to experimentation in photography, I have not dealt much with expired films, despite my admiration for the results many photographers are able to coax ...
Emboldened by my success shooting a roll of film a half century past its expiration date, I decided to venture back into the world of expired film with another, even older roll....
28 May, 2024
Expired Film – My Hows and Whys
I’m writing this because expired film generates a fair bit of internet interest and chatter. It’s also something with which I have reasonable experience and I’ve formed my own i...