Another expired roll, this time “only” expired in 2002. Basically still new! With a box speed of 400, I metered the film at 50 to account for expiration (higher speed films tend to degrade faster, hence the three stop difference not two) and away we went. As with the last roll of expired film, without a good handle on the true ISO it’s difficult to develop correctly, so I stand developed again with 1:100 LC-29 for an hour. The majority of this roll was shot at night with a flash unit I picked up for cheap, so there’s some experimentation to see how well the flash works (both with this film, this camera, and in a variety of conditions / distances). I’m pleasantly surprised that most shots turned out!
I feel a slight twinge of responsibility as I write this post. You may notice that the Film section above is listed but not linked as normal. That’s because I can find no page online that references this film. There exists pages upon pages discussing Jessop Pan 400S, but that’s a subtly different (to my understanding, later) film. It seems that this film has passed into obscurity, the company that manufactured it struggled and bankrupted and revived and bankrupted again. There doesn’t even exist an image of the box and canister for this film online!
Let’s change that.
Jessop Pan 400
Here’s the canister, in the round.
And the box, or at least the net of the box after being opened by the perforations.
Perhaps no one will ever care about this long forgotten film. Goodness knows only a few rolls of the stuff may still exist. But, by George, it will be preserved here.
Images
A classic, standard shot. Clouds with no filter. This film picked up the contrast reasonably well, but the grain is pretty noticeable (especially considering it was shot at ISO 50 and stand developed…). There’s some serious development gradient, almost like a bromide drag, at the left-hand edge (which was at the top of the development tank) so that’s more to do with the developing process than the film itself. Otherwise, I’m quite happy with how this expired film has turned out!
The remaining shots are all from one night / early morning on a walk through university. Here’s an empty street at 1/8s and hand held. Not too bad, considering! 
A bracketed image of a brick wall. This one was taken at the recommended flash sync speed of 1/125s… 
And this one at 1/60s. Little to no difference. I suppose effectively all the light has already hit the film in the first 1/125, the remaining time at 1/60s contributes to little as to be meaningless. Good to know! 
Another, different brick wall. I love this composition, the grain in the dark really came out, and the flash illuminating only the nearby brick gives a horrifying feeling of dread. What lies ahead in the dark? 
Bouncing the flash off a far-away building was a long shot (no pun intended). I was surprised this turned out at all, let alone with decent detail! I have a newfound respect for the flash unit. 
Do you think they’re open at 2am? 
A view into a window of the old Quadrangle building. There’s something melancholic about seeing the stairs here, almost like its a peek to a place you cannot go.
To break that poetic illusion, I’ve been. The lecture hall has uncomfortable seating. Sorry. 
This film is certainly not as sharp as a true ISO 50 stock, which would probably be able to show the writing on this sign in full detail. Here, the grain has taken over. 
Holy stand developing! The right-hand side of this frame has the most intense drag I’ve seen so far! The composition itself is far too dark, but I wanted to show the drag. 
Much better! Don’t rely on the flash unit for such a long shot. 
Here’s a couple of experiments with closer compositions using the flash unit. Macro photography is out of the question (the flash unit would be so far above the subject as to be useless) but here at a focal length of around half a meter the flash is still quite useful! 
And here is the last frame of the roll. I had no spare space to place the clothespegs I use to dry the film, so the strange artifacts are where the pegs clamped on this frame. The tear at the top right was where the film was cut off the canister. In case you couldn’t tell, this was at the very end of the roll, frame 37 of a 36 shot film. The composition itself is alright, just like the above image of a brick wall the flash has highlighted only the near field and left the far field a dark and scary place. It truly is a bridge to nowhere! Doors
What captured my eye on this walk was the great deal of doorways around campus. I had a blast finding interesting and unique spots, and the flash made for some eerie compositions.
An Ode to Katelyn
I found myself with a collection of photographs relating to my wonderful partner Katelyn in this roll, so I’ve collated them here.
The woman herself, in a blur. Katelyn doesn’t like photographs, hence the attempt to hide behind a hand. 
A manga she has read several times over. 
A few of her figurines, both centered and on the periphery. In the top right we also find an owlbear statuette that she cherishes deeply. The central figurine, Hatsune Miku (specifically Sakura Miku, this is an important distinction), sits atop a collection of Katelyn’s favorite manga series. Or at least one of her favorite. The answer may change depending on what manga is in front of her at the time. This is one cubby of twelve that she has filled with merch and books. 
A better composed shot of Sakura Miku. 
