Warning: my first try with expired film was a total surprise

I shot a roll of Kodak Gold that was 5 years past its date, expecting just faded colors. Instead, the whole roll came back with these wild, grainy red and green tints I never planned for. Has anyone else gotten cool mistakes from old film they liked?

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avery8053mo ago

Love when that happens. Found a roll of Superia from like 2008 in a drawer last year. The colors went all weird and purple, but in a good way. It gave my boring backyard photos this creepy cool vibe. That's the fun part, you never know what you'll get. Makes me want to hunt down more old film just to see.

robin83626d ago

Hard disagree. Old expired film is a total gamble and most of the time it's just a mess. I found a roll of Kodak Gold from 2005 in my dad's closet and every single shot came out looking like someone poured a milkshake on the lens. Blurry, muddy, and not in a fun artsy way. You get one or two decent shots out of a whole roll if you're lucky, the rest is garbage. Let's not pretend it's some magical time capsule, it's just degraded chemicals.

the_olivia3mo ago

It's like life's happy little accidents.

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