I finally found a roll of film from 2017 that looked totally different after getting it developed now vs back then

So I had this roll of Portra 400 sitting in my fridge since 2017, never got it developed cause I just kinda forgot about it. Finally sent it off to The Darkroom last month and when I got the scans back, the colors were way more muted and the shadows had this weird greenish tint compared to the fresh rolls I shot last week. I think the cold storage actually slowed down the chemical degradation over 7 years, giving it a completely different look. Has anyone else noticed big changes in old film they sat on for years?

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lucas16512d ago

Honestly, did you notice any shift in the color balance on the negatives themselves or just the scans?

felix38512d ago

Not sure it's worth stressing over, @lucas165. Film stocks shift all the time with age and storage, so is a tiny color tweak really that big of a deal? Unless you're printing huge enlargements, most people won't even notice.

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