Jack Lindenberg, a professional photographer, propose a simple trick to see how long before you've used the movies you have in your hands. Just smell them !!!!!
In the age of electronic cameras and Photoshop, professionals still stick to analog-chemical photosgraphics films, which in their opinion, give the points a lot better from digital. Of course each technology it has pros and cons but that is not our issue here. The article is for those who still use chemical films and want to know how long ago they took photos with them.
As Lindenberg says, some time later he returned to his home after an excursion and tried to arrange roll-ups in chronological order but found that he had forgotten to mark them on the date they were exposed to the light. And then he did something simple. She began to smell them. He realized that the smell of film disappears slowly.
If the film smells intense chemicals, then it is freshly exposed to light. If the movie does not smell anything, then it's the first movie you've ever used.
When the film is exposed to light, the chemical smell begins to fade, so your recent roll will smell stronger. Of course this trick works on rolls they have recently exposed to light, since after a period of time none of them smell anymore.
