[Leica] bulk Velvia

[Jim Hemenway <jim@hemenway.com>]

Aram:

While it's not 35mm, I've been using some 1997 vintage 11x14 Fujichrome
which was cold stored for a few years by Freestyle until last fall when
I put it in my freezer.  No problems, the results are okay.
http://www.hemenway.com/pages/11x14%20backyard.htm

I also have some 8x10 Velvia which became outdated a year ago.  Good
results with that as well.
http://www.hemenway.com/pages/8x10%20Lagoon%20Swans.htm

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Best Regards,

Jim Hemenway

Photo site:
http://www.hemenway.com

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In my quest for a Kodachrome substitute I think I am going to try Velvia
from all the comments I have seen and the one roll I tested.  I will
shoot
both for awhile just to be sure I like it.  I found a source of some
bulk,
slighty out-of-date 100' Velvia for $30.  It is an established camera
store
that we deal with at school and the film has been cold stored.  I often
bought slightly out-of-date Kodachrome and froze it and it worked fine
for
up to a year after the purchase.  Does anyone have experience with
Velvia
that is out of date, yet had been stored cold (Not frozen)?  Can I
expect to
get good results if I buy it, roll it all and freeze the rolls?  At this
price if I get 5 good rolls before it craps out I come out ahead.  Even
less
if I bought it locally at $12 a roll!!!!!

Bulk film is not a stranger to me.  I buy bulk and roll all my B&W film
with
no problems.

Aram
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