Hello everybody,
I found a roll of exposed film left inside my old camera, yesterday. I think I used it last some 5 years ago. It remained inside my wardrobe closed in a box. If I develop it, can I see something? So, I don't want to pay processing for nothing. I wonder how long is possible to conservate film without developing?
Thank you!
Soon
Zuzu
Latent images on film do degrade, definitely.
Nonetheless, there is no standard reply to your question. It all much depends on many variables: kind of film (B/W, color, slide,...), speed (Iso number), quality (professional versus consumer), storage temperature, and more...
All in all I am personally confident that you will get usable results from that film.
On the average, you can expect a drop in contrast and some veil: tell your story to the processing lab, as they can help with an ad hoc chemical baths service.
Good luck :-)
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