Storing K40 in the refridgerator?

[RustyB]

I'm thinking about buying a bunch of K40, just in case the new 64T is disappointing.

I see that many people keep their film in the fridge.

When I get a beer out of the fridge, it instantly gets covered with condensation.

Doesn't moisture turn the film emulsion into glue? Do you have to warm the cartridges up slowly before use?

Just wondering. I was going to fill a shelf up with K40 in my fridge, but am afraid that the next time the power goes out, or the next time I move, it will all be ruined. 8O

[alan doyle]

i did a job 2 years ago a bbc timewatch,i shot some stuff on kodachrome 16mm...it had fungus growing on it because my fridge had broken down...
it filled up with water...let it dry out,thats when the fungus started growing...
it was fine,the best stuff in the programme...film is tough....

[Actor]

The cartridge is inside a foil pouch whose purpose is to keep moisture away from the film. When I take the film out of the fridge I wait 24 hours before opening the pouch. Once the foil is broken I make it a rule that the film does not go back in the fridge.

[super8man]

Two words: Freezer.

[monobath]

I like to freeze my film. I bought a 14 cubic foot commercial deep freeze for storing my film. It sits in the garage right next to my equally important 18 cubic foot beer fridge. The side-by-side fridge/freezer in my kitchen is just for food storage.

My film freezer is not a frost-free type so it doesn't go through defrost cycles and subject the film to temperature fluctuations. Just over half the capacity of my film freezer is devoted to film in all the formats I shoot. Although I didn't purchase it for food storage, food has managed to find its way in there somehow.

I take film out of the freezer and sit it on the kitchen counter at least three hours before I open it at the absolute minimum. I haven't had any problems doing that but I prefer a much longer acclimatization period whenever possible. Like Actor, I usually take it out a day before I plan to shoot it.

Most films don't go back in the freezer once I've taken them out. An exception is boxed sheet films. I rewrap the used sheets in the original inner packaging, put them back in the triple box, wrap the box in plastic wrap, then put it in a ziplog bag and stick it back in the freezer. I haven't had any problems doing this either.

The more humid your environment, the longer you need to wait before removing a film from its sealed packaging.

[aj]

I'm thinking about buying a bunch of K40, just in case the new 64T is disappointing.

I see that many people keep their film in the fridge.

When I get a beer out of the fridge, it instantly gets covered with condensation.

Doesn't moisture turn the film emulsion into glue? Do you have to warm the cartridges up slowly before use?

Just wondering. I was going to fill a shelf up with K40 in my fridge, but am afraid that the next time the power goes out, or the next time I move, it will all be ruined. 8O

You should be worried about the lacking processing service availabilty in two years instead of the aging of K40 in normal circumstances...