Sad passing of the torch - a friend's gear comes my way.
p.3 #1Sad passing of the torch - a friend's gear comes my way.
old_hikingman wrote:
I'll give a few rolls of different types a try and go from there...I wish someone would chime in on this: are color imbalances or exposure issues brought on by too old or poorly kept film, etc. "correctable" with all our post process tools available today? I guess I'll find out...
Dave
I would assume your friend kept his film in the freezer, and pulled out what he needed when shooting. I would put it back in the freezer and do the same - shooting at box speed when you retrieve a roll. It probably is in excellent condition. My most recent experience was just a few weeks ago with a 120 roll of Kodak Verichrome that had expired in 2003. Storage unknown (it came with a camera I bought) - probably room temp. I googled it, and the ai said to shoot it at 80 (I thought)v - so I did (it is a 125 iso film) - Unfortunately, my eyes aren't so good - so, I checked again after shooting the roll it actually was 50 instead 80. So i just guessed at development, and it came out great.
I'll give a few rolls of different types a try and go from there...I wish someone would chime in on this: are color imbalances or exposure issues brought on by too old or poorly kept film, etc. "correctable" with all our post process tools available today? I guess I'll find out...
Dave
I would assume your friend kept his film in the freezer, and pulled out what he needed when shooting. I would put it back in the freezer and do the same - shooting at box speed when you retrieve a roll. It probably is in excellent condition. My most recent experience was just a few weeks ago with a 120 roll of Kodak Verichrome that had expired in 2003. Storage unknown (it came with a camera I bought) - probably room temp. I googled it, and the ai said to shoot it at 80 (I thought)v - so I did (it is a 125 iso film) - Unfortunately, my eyes aren't so good - so, I checked again after shooting the roll it actually was 50 instead 80. So i just guessed at development, and it came out great.
Sep 13, 2026 at 01:22 PM
p.3 #2Sad passing of the torch - a friend's gear comes my way.
James Markus wrote:
I would assume your friend kept his film in the freezer, and pulled out what he needed when shooting. I would put it back in the freezer and do the same - shooting at box speed when you retrieve a roll. It probably is in excellent condition. My most recent experience was just a few weeks ago with a 120 roll of Kodak Verichrome that had expired in 2003. Storage unknown (it came with a camera I bought) - probably room temp. I googled it, and the ai said to shoot it at 80 (I thought)v - so I...Show more →
I'm heartened by the fact your film was 23 years past due and warm at least briefly and still turned out - nice!
Whiplash change of subject, for what ever reason, I'm most intrigued by the pre-Ai 105mm f2.5 lens I got. I took the Linhof lens pics with it and little over hour ago took it outside and shot it wide-open into slightly hazy back-lit scene. I like the results.
Dave
Focus was on the roof of the house mid-scene
I would assume your friend kept his film in the freezer, and pulled out what he needed when shooting. I would put it back in the freezer and do the same - shooting at box speed when you retrieve a roll. It probably is in excellent condition. My most recent experience was just a few weeks ago with a 120 roll of Kodak Verichrome that had expired in 2003. Storage unknown (it came with a camera I bought) - probably room temp. I googled it, and the ai said to shoot it at 80 (I thought)v - so I...Show more →
I'm heartened by the fact your film was 23 years past due and warm at least briefly and still turned out - nice!
Whiplash change of subject, for what ever reason, I'm most intrigued by the pre-Ai 105mm f2.5 lens I got. I took the Linhof lens pics with it and little over hour ago took it outside and shot it wide-open into slightly hazy back-lit scene. I like the results.
Dave
Focus was on the roof of the house mid-scene
NIKON Z 8 105mm f/2.5 lens 105mm f/2.5 1/2000s 100 ISO 0.0 EV
Sep 13, 2026 at 03:33 PM
p.3 #3Sad passing of the torch - a friend's gear comes my way.
old_hikingman wrote:
I'm heartened by the fact your film was 23 years past due and warm at least briefly and still turned out - nice!
Whiplash change of subject, for what ever reason, I'm most intrigued by the pre-Ai 105mm f2.5 lens I got. I took the Linhof lens pics with it and little over hour ago took it outside and shot it wide-open into slightly hazy back-lit scene. I like the results.
Dave
105mm Nikkors are all great lenses - I just used my non ai Nikkor-P on a canon 5D mark III yesterday. Since we are in a film forum - here is one frame from The Pentax 6x7 with that 23 year expired Verichrome. I might buy some more expired Verichrome
Pentax_6x7_105mm-f2.4-smc-Takumar_Verichrome-125-at-80_HC-110_1+47-8.5min-at-68-degrees-5DSR-NLP
James Markus wrote
I would assume your friend kept his film in the freezer, and pulled out what he needed when shooting. I would put it back in the freezer and do the same - shooting at box speed when you retrieve a roll. It probably is in excellent condition. My most recent experience was just a few weeks ago with a 120 roll of Kodak Verichrome that had expired in 2003. Storage unknown (it came with a camera I bought) - probably room temp. I googled it, and the ai said to shoot it at 80 (I thought)v - so I did (it is a 125 iso film) - Unfortunately, my eyes aren't so good - so, I checked again after shooting the roll it actually was 50 instead 80. So i just guessed at development, and it came out great.Whiplash change of subject, for what ever reason, I'm most intrigued by the pre-Ai 105mm f2.5 lens I got. I took the Linhof lens pics with it and little over hour ago took it outside and shot it wide-open into slightly hazy back-lit scene. I like the results.
Dave
105mm Nikkors are all great lenses - I just used my non ai Nikkor-P on a canon 5D mark III yesterday. Since we are in a film forum - here is one frame from The Pentax 6x7 with that 23 year expired Verichrome. I might buy some more expired Verichrome
Pentax_6x7_105mm-f2.4-smc-Takumar_Verichrome-125-at-80_HC-110_1+47-8.5min-at-68-degrees-5DSR-NLP
Sep 13, 2026 at 04:00 PM
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p.3 #4Sad passing of the torch - a friend's gear comes my way.
My condolences to you and all his friends and family on his passing, Dave. One thing's obvious: He had excellent taste in gear.
For the larger format gear, I highly recommend a leveling base or head between the pod and another type of head. I know it's an expense, both cash and weight, but I've found it invaluable to get that level first before adding what will hold the camera.
For the larger format gear, I highly recommend a leveling base or head between the pod and another type of head. I know it's an expense, both cash and weight, but I've found it invaluable to get that level first before adding what will hold the camera.
Sep 21, 2026 at 02:04 PM
p.3 #5Sad passing of the torch - a friend's gear comes my way.
freaklikeme wrote:
For the larger format gear, I highly recommend a leveling base or head between the pod and another type of head. I know it's an expense, both cash and weight, but I've found it invaluable to get that level first before adding what will hold the camera.
Good point and happily my Fotopro E7 tripod has a leveling base. BUT....
...it may be on the light side if there is wind and there was a little when I gave the Linhof Super Technika V 6x9 its first go with some non-refrigerated Fuji Velvia 100 film! I decided that truly the most critical thing to find out first was if the bellows leaked, because all the other controls and movements seemed very smooth and there is no corrosion or other hints of poor care. I'm fairly sure he didn't use it much (or at all) in the last few years of his life.
I had no idea how the color balance would turn out. I shot 9 exposures at various shutter speeds and f/stops. Best exposure was 1/50 @f16, so maybe a bit slow for the wind I was having because the image is less critically sharp than expected. My Nikon Z8 would have shot it at 1/100. I made a few basic changes to my scan in ACR and did all the heavy lifting in Photoshop.
First image is without any further corrections. The sky was an even blue that day and the redwood forest in the background a slight reddish-green.
Second image corrected to taste in Photoshop The distant forest is the most unnatural part of finished image. Foreground greens are good. The hardwoods vegetation has been "Velviaized" I guess I would say.
If this is what old unrefrigerated film is like, then I have higher hopes for what was frozen.
I'd love any comments.
Dave
My scan is uncorrected except some Auto settings in ACR
Voigtlander 105mm APO-Lanthar lens. 1/50 @f16
For the larger format gear, I highly recommend a leveling base or head between the pod and another type of head. I know it's an expense, both cash and weight, but I've found it invaluable to get that level first before adding what will hold the camera.
Good point and happily my Fotopro E7 tripod has a leveling base. BUT....
...it may be on the light side if there is wind and there was a little when I gave the Linhof Super Technika V 6x9 its first go with some non-refrigerated Fuji Velvia 100 film! I decided that truly the most critical thing to find out first was if the bellows leaked, because all the other controls and movements seemed very smooth and there is no corrosion or other hints of poor care. I'm fairly sure he didn't use it much (or at all) in the last few years of his life.
I had no idea how the color balance would turn out. I shot 9 exposures at various shutter speeds and f/stops. Best exposure was 1/50 @f16, so maybe a bit slow for the wind I was having because the image is less critically sharp than expected. My Nikon Z8 would have shot it at 1/100. I made a few basic changes to my scan in ACR and did all the heavy lifting in Photoshop.
First image is without any further corrections. The sky was an even blue that day and the redwood forest in the background a slight reddish-green.
Second image corrected to taste in Photoshop The distant forest is the most unnatural part of finished image. Foreground greens are good. The hardwoods vegetation has been "Velviaized" I guess I would say.
If this is what old unrefrigerated film is like, then I have higher hopes for what was frozen.
I'd love any comments.
Dave
My scan is uncorrected except some Auto settings in ACR
Voigtlander 105mm APO-Lanthar lens. 1/50 @f16
Sep 25, 2026 at 03:03 PM
p.3 #6Sad passing of the torch - a friend's gear comes my way.
sorry for your loss.
Yes all the 105's are great and still used today.
Great KIT!! I hope you will get some use out of it.
Yes all the 105's are great and still used today.
Great KIT!! I hope you will get some use out of it.
Nov 01, 2026 at 05:51 PM