Re: [APML] One last hypering question (for now!!)

[steve banbury <banburys@sonic.net>]

Thanks for the information Philip!
There is more information on the web about how to hyper film than there is
about how to store it when you're done.
Just getting to a dark site around here involves 3 hours of driving, and
then 2 days of camping with the only cold 
storage for film competing for space with the wine in the ice chest!

I would sure like to find an inexpensive source of air tight cannisters
large enough to hold 2 rolls of film which could be equipped with a purging
valve.

Thanks again for your help Philip--Steve

At 01:38 PM 8/6/02 +0100, Philip Perkins wrote:
>Steve,
>
>I prefer not to re-freeze film once it has been thawed, i.e. I store 
>hypered rolls in the fridge until ready for use.  There is no solid 
>evidence behind this - just some impressions built up over time.  The 
>nitrogen filled and sealed containers are good - I always do that too.
>
>Hypered film seems to be good for a month or so provided it is stored as 
>above.  It seems to gradually deteriorate after that but I have no advice 
>on a cut-off point except to say that last winter I tried to use film that 
>had been hypered six months previously and the results had a "stale film" 
>look - fog, muddy colours, and lack of colour differentiation.
>



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