Film From The Fridge.

[Dave Green]

I keep my film in the fridge.

How long should I leave it out of the fridge before loading it into a camera?

 

[Dan Cattermole]

I would say at least a few hours + for it to adapted to the climate.
@Pete Askew and @Brian Moore would be able to say for sure.

 

[Dave Green]

Thanks Dan

 

[Brian Moore]

Here in Southern California I would leave my film an hour or maybe even less. I'd be more careful (and leave it longer) if the film was coming out of the freezer.

 

[Hamish Gill]

I've never worried, but then my film fridge isn't that cold ... The advice I have most recently heard is to take it out about half hour before shooting and put it in your pocket.
But as I say, I've never worried ... @Pete Askew is definitely the most likely to be anal about this sorta thing ()

 

[Brian Moore]

I have a confession to make: I don't actually refrigerate my film. Well,...not usually. The only film I have in the fridge at the moment is a couple of packs of Fuji BW3000 for Polaroid cameras. I go through film pretty quick, so refrigeration is not something I need badly. But as I said before, here in Sourthern Cal I would leave my film out an hour or so. (If I refrigerated it.)

 

[Hamish Gill]

I only started when I was given a batch of OOD provia 400 that had been refrigerated ... I figured keep it so and it should last! Since then the fridge just became the natural storage place ... Although I do also have a few rolls in a draw at home

 

[Dave Green]

Thanks guys

 

[Lesley Jones]

I freeze my film - take it out the night before I want to use it and leave it in the fridge. Then I stick it in the bag when I leave home and it's fine by the time I get to my destination - usually an hour or two later

 

[Pete Askew]

It depends on the ambient temperature but from a fridge at 5-8ºC to a room temperature of about 21ºC would probably take about 30 minutes out of the plastic case. Condensation is probably the biggest potential problem if you put the film in a camera too soon after removing it from cold storage. I usually leave it about an hour. Just to prove how anal I can be @Hamish Gill, I'll put a temperature recorder on a roll and measure it when I get back to the UK!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Just to prove how anal I can be @Hamish Gill, I'll put a temperature recorder on a roll and measure it when I get back to the UK!

Somehow, I knew you would Pete