1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auCasey Chanhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/caseychan-usa/Pictures Recently Taken With Old Film Look 50 Years Oldrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="5ddDqna27p"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2011/04/pictures-recently-taken-with-old-film-look-50-years-old/">Pictures Recently Taken With Old Film Look 50 Years Old</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2011/04/pictures-recently-taken-with-old-film-look-50-years-old/embed/#?secret=5ddDqna27p" width="600" height="338" title="“Pictures Recently Taken With Old Film Look 50 Years Old” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="5ddDqna27p" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/13/superxxfilm.jpg?quality=75640360When I saw these pictures I assumed they were at least 50 years old. Nope! Amazingly, the photos were actually shot this month! How come they look so old then? Well, because the pictures were taken with a roll of Super-XX 120 government surplus film that expired in May 1959.