Guide to expired films
Summary for lazy @ TL;DR:
EXPOSE : decrease sensitivity (example: ISO 100 to ISO 50) once-per-every-10-years since expiration.
DEVELOP : 1 hour in Rodinal with proportion 1:100 and 1g of potassium bromide per 1 litre of developer, agitate slowly once per 15 minutes.
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