I do not believe in bad luck. But it would appear that every time I load some expired Romanian film in a camera, I either do not have the time to shoot it, or my trip ends up much earlier than it should, camera jams, film jams, very cold or very hot weather. I know, such things occur often, without any superstitious reasons.
This time though, all I took with me was a Seagull 4A with me, and nothing but Azopan PS-24 (120 format). And I shot 2 rolls in under 4 hours, to curb the bad luck (which of course, does not exist). These here are some results, for what is worth. The film, expired since 1987 or so, are not in pristine condition of course.
Much of the film has a fog on it, which can be beaten only to a certain extent, by the modified ASA and careful processing. This negative Azopan PS-24 is 200 ASA originally, and I shot it at 50 ASA. Processing was by Rodinal, 1+100 dilution at 20*C, for 75 minutes. I lengthened the time here, because I usually use 60 mins. Looks like 75 mins is pretty all right, although I believe that with a better light, results could’ve been better.
These images here are actually a combination of the best frames from the two films I have shot.
I agree the film does not look like something you would shoot, not if you have other choices. That said, I love the looks of it, because if takes me back to the years I met photography. This film was not exactly a gem in those times either, to be honest. I will keep using it, until my stock runs out. Such is life, we cling to memories.