overnight and the temps dropped to 24 degrees ,are my gransons 2nd birthday party pictures ruined?If they are why does the cold temps ruin film .I'm sooo distraught!
2007-02-05 10:36:25 · 6 answers · asked by connor'snana 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
no I don't think they will be ruined. I think they will be absolutely fine. Much worse is heat, because of infrared radiation that can expose film, but people put film in the refrigerator to keep it lasting longer before they use it. You should be ok, just go develope it.
2007-02-05 10:40:19 · answer #1 · answered by Fil D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ONLY if you attempt to advance it or rewind, because it's brittle.
COLD actually is good. HEAT is not. Had you been in Las Vegas they might have gone a little red.
If you can't process film immediately putting it in a refrigerator or deep freeze almost suspends deteroriation of exposed film and extendes shelf life of unexposed film
BUT you ahve to let it thaw out!
It's a good idea to store your unused film in the frigde. If you REALLY don't take a lot of pictures, put one or two rolls in the fridge and the rest in the freezer.
It takes a few hours to thaw fridge film and half a day for freezer film.
NEVER attempt to use heat to make it thaw faster.
Professional camera stores keep their film stocks in refrigerators.
We keep our processing equipment test strips refrigerated.
2007-02-05 16:02:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People have taken cameras to the Arctic, you know - your film is just fine.
Leaving your camera behind the windscreen on a hot Summer's day is a different matter, however. Heat is much more punishing.
2007-02-05 10:40:42 · answer #3 · answered by OMG, I ♥ PONIES!!1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should be fine-- heat is a bigger deal.
If fact, many people put film in a refrigerator to keep it "fresh" longers (some mail order/bulk sales places do the same with their film).
2007-02-05 10:53:55 · answer #4 · answered by dapixelator 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well go out and get the camera i am not sure they are runed i know heat affects them all you can do is go get them developed and hopefully they will be ok. You should invest in a digital camera where you can download them to your computer and if you have a printer you can print them out and not have to pay for developing and won't have to wait for them to be developed..
2007-02-05 10:45:51 · answer #5 · answered by Mary O 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it does that with guitars too.
2007-02-05 10:38:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋