Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sun, 25 June 2000, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > > I hope someone has the definitive answer to this.... > > In my new house in Switzerland the fridge is quite small and I suspect > that my wife prefers to keep food in it rather than my films. On the > other hand, there is a huge freezer in the basement. I recall someone > saying that freezing film is not good for some reason, which I forgot. > What is the scoop? My impression is that freezing is OK as long as one > allows the film 12 hours to come up to room temperature before opening > the plastic canister. > > TIA. > The "12 hour" rule gives plenty of time for the film and cassette to reach a temperature where condensation won't be a problem. Obviously this will vary considerably depending on the local climate so 12 hours probably includes a very large margin for error. Doug Herr Sacramento http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/