How long does undeveloped film last after pictures have been taken?

Melixx28: How long does undeveloped film last after pictures have been taken?
I went on a trip in February 2009 and used my film camera. I still have not developed my film and was wondering if my film will be expired ? I don’t mind if their discolored because I like that, but I would hate to waste money on rolls of film and have them all come out black.

Answers and Views:

Answer by horsefarmsinc
lol I’ve had them developed YEARS later and they were fine!

Answer by Paul
Your films should be alright. They should last as long as the expiry date on the film. Keep your films in the fridge to preserve them longer

Answer by John
People pay big money to actually find and buy expired film…

You’ll be fine, if you want to be absolutely sure – just get the roll processed and have the negatives printed if they look ok..

Usually when film is way expired the colors can shift, a lot of people love that look.. 🙂

Answer by Qoph
I got film developed that I found in an old camera. I don’t know how old it (the film) was, but probably from the 70’s or 80’s. It came out perfectly fine. If you go to a professional lab, they are more likely to pay attention and adjust the colours for prints if they’re off on the negatives.

Answer by Charlie’s broken .22
to be honest with you, I have used films and not developed them till a year or so later and they have turned out fine. With some of them (which may have been WAYYY off the exp say 3 years or so, the film turned out fuzzy, but not unidentifiable which means they can still be ok, they had some weird effects to which I kind of liked, some of them however were unbelievably weird which still liked, they had a nice quality, all I can say is that old film can still work out how the picture you intentionally meant to take, however if you leave it there too long, say over 2 years past exp!! they turn out fuzzy…

Answer by iluvfonzi
They should be fine as long as the film is kept in the dark.