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Re:Photographer’s 3,200 Undeveloped Film Rolls Hold History ... by adrian_b on Sunday March 20, 2022 @02:31PM (#30745263)
The latent images in undeveloped rolls degrade much faster than the images formed after the film is developed.

So it may happen that if those rolls are ever developed, not much of the original content will be recovered.

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Re:Photographer’s 3,200 Undeveloped Film Rolls Hold History ... by grozzle on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @09:12AM (#30765627)
Was thinking the same thing. Any time I've found old exposed film it hasn't come out well, if at all. The article says that only a small minority was kept in a fridge, and doesn't mention a freezer.

One hot summer can totally ruin the latent image. However it also mentions that he's working with a lab that specialises in old expired film.

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