Out of date film

[Provia400F]

I also put my film in the freezer for long term storage. Don't just toss them in unprotected but put them in a Ziploc or similar freezer bag. Just be sure to shift them to the non-freezer compartment 12-24hrs ahead to allow proper thawing. After removing them from the fridge wait about an 30 minutes to an hour before loading it in your camera. Otherwise condensation might form inside the canister.

I have been shooting chrome and negative film that are 3 to 5 years old without much affect to the color. Only Astia 100F has a slight sensitivity issue (I now rate it at 80). The Provia 400F has been shooting fine at rated speed (not sure if it is showing slightly more grain though). I bought a "beep" load of it way back when a pro photographer had switched to digital. He stated that they were kept refrigerated since, so I bought it all. I am still shooting with the same batch till this day and can't seem to get rid of the stuff

[Retrocamera]

Out of date film can be bought online for more money then new film, maybe they are like old bottles of wine