{"product_id":"orwo-chrom-ut18-36exp-expired-1988","title":"Orwo Chrom UT18 36exp - Expired 1988","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\" id=\"p-rc_58aff0ba455aa42e-19\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAttention analog collectors, historical archivists, and extreme darkroom experimentalists:\u003c\/b\u003e This is a rare opportunity to own a piece of iron-curtain photographic history. \u003cspan class=\"citation-27\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"171\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-27\"\u003eORWO Chrom UT18\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-27\"\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"188\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-27\"\u003eUmkehr-Tageslicht\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-27 citation-end-27\"\u003e \/ Reversal Daylight) was the definitive color slide film produced in Wolfen, East Germany behind the Berlin Wall.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e This specific batch expired in \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"351\"\u003e1988\u003c\/b\u003e—just a year before the wall fell. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Highlights\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCold War Artifact:\u003c\/b\u003e Produced by VEB Filmfabrik Wolfen in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The distinctive vintage box and cassette are a time capsule of communist-era design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_58aff0ba455aa42e-20\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-26\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-26\"\u003eRadical Lo-Fi Potential:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-26 citation-end-26\"\u003e When successfully processed, this nearly 40-year-old emulsion delivers an otherworldly, deeply surreal aesthetic.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Expect heavy, wild color shifts, intense grain, and a gritty \"found-footage\" look that is completely unique to old Soviet-bloc films. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePure Experimental Alchemy:\u003c\/b\u003e This is not your average expired consumer film. It is an artifact meant for seasoned darkroom hobbyists who want to push the absolute boundaries of alternative development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eQuick Specs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_58aff0ba455aa42e-21\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-25\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-25\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-25 citation-end-25\"\u003e 35mm \/ 36 Exposures\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_58aff0ba455aa42e-22\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eType:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-24 citation-end-24\"\u003e Color Reversal \/ Slide Film (Originally ORWO C-9165 Process)\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\" id=\"p-rc_58aff0ba455aa42e-23\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eOriginal Speed:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-23 citation-end-23\"\u003e ISO 50 \/ 18 DIN\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eExpiration Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1988\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,4,0\" id=\"p-rc_58aff0ba455aa42e-24\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-22\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-22\"\u003eBest For:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-22 citation-end-22\"\u003e Alternative darkroom experiments, Lomography, and historic camera collection displays.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"6\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCRITICAL PROCESSING \u0026amp; WARRANTY WARNING (PLEASE READ BEFORE BUYING)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eThis is an advanced-level experimental stock. \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"46\"\u003ePlease note our standard expired film guarantee does not apply to this roll.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_58aff0ba455aa42e-25\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Original Process is Dead:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-21\"\u003e This film was designed for the proprietary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"73\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-21\"\u003eEast German ORWO C-9165 chemistry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-21 citation-end-21\"\u003e, which has been completely discontinued for decades.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"7\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e It \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"163\"\u003ecannot\u003c\/b\u003e be processed as standard E-6 slide film or by standard high-street labs. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEmulsion Melting Risk:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern color processes (like standard C-41 and E-6) run at high temperatures. Because this vintage East German emulsion was not chemically hardened for modern processing, \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"238\"\u003esubjecting it to standard lab temperatures will completely melt the emulsion off the plastic base, ruining the film and potentially damaging lab equipment.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCross-Processing Only:\u003c\/b\u003e This film can \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"37\"\u003eonly\u003c\/b\u003e be developed via home darkroom cross-processing (usually in highly diluted C-41 or dedicated black-and-white stand development) at \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"173\"\u003estrict low temperatures\u003c\/b\u003e (maximum 20C to 25C \/ 68F to 77F_ for an extended duration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eNo Guarantee of Results:\u003c\/b\u003e Due to its extreme age (38 years expired) and highly volatile chemical nature, we sell this roll strictly \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"131\"\u003eas-is\u003c\/b\u003e for experimental use or display. We cannot guarantee any image retrieval, color fidelity, or successful development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Weird Film Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54212655546714,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/1414\/6394\/files\/DSC4561.jpg?v=1780062410","url":"https:\/\/weirdfilmclub.uk\/products\/orwo-chrom-ut18-36exp-expired-1988","provider":"Weird Film Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}