Film $$$$

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Depends on the lab. One lab I worked at did not use C-41 "stabilizer" for it's final rinse. All my C-41 negs from that lab have faded a bit. All my other negs are fine. And as far as prints, once we got RA-4 process and got away from EP-2 all my color prints look fine from that era.

That could be it, during the 70s, 80s there were 1hr hour photo places and cheap labs everywhere. I suspect their processing left a lot to be desired. I took a bit of a hiatus from much photography for after that, finally coming back after the advet of digital.