Elitechrome exp. 2005

[Alessandro Serrao]

I wanna say that my last roll of Elitechrome, developed yesterday in a professional lab, and expired 2005, shows distinctly a magenta shift.
The roll was refrigerated at -18°C since purchase.

[Jeff Kubach]

Thanks for the info. It least it was your last roll. I hope nothing important on the roll.

Jeff

[brucemuir]

Surprising (well not really... but how shifted is it)
I just picked up a large lot of Ektachrome 100 EPP that expired in 1992 and has indeed shifted magenta but only a little. I was quite surprised.
One brick had been frozen and one brick had been refrigerated.
Once I get some more E6 experience and tighten my process abit I'll compare the 2 bricks and see how much better (if at all) the frozen batch is.

From what little I have read (and it's really highly subjective due to storage,other unknowns) Ektachome may be one of the better films for shelf life.

[nickrapak]

Do you by any chance know which generation of Elite Chrome it was (check the rebate on the edge of the film)? EB-2 had a reputation for poor keeping, while I have never had a problem with expired EB-3.

[Ektagraphic]

That is something that seems to happen with Elite Chrome if it is not stored properly or is expired and not kept cold.

[Alessandro Serrao]

That is something that seems to happen with Elite Chrome if it is not stored properly or is expired and not kept cold.

Mine was always deep freezed at -18°C, still showing a distinct magenta shift...

[Alessandro Serrao]

All in all I think this particular emulsion (EBX) is prone to magenta shift even when refrigerated or deep freezed.