cooked film?

jmilkins

jmilkins

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I've just discovered I left my camera bag containing an Hex Af and an R3A both with TMAX 100 loaded in my car. It's 26 Celsius / 78.8 farenheit ambient. In car much more. The cameras were very hot to touch - almost uncomfortable - interestingly the Silver Hex more than the Black Bessa.

Have I cooked the photos from my Mum's 75th !? :bang:

Any suggestions for processing to mitigate any effects of the heat?
 
Happened to me last month here in South Florida, hot, hot. Strange enough. I finished the roll, maybe 4 more shots and voila i lost only one frame near the beginning. Go figure.
 
Hmm-I have some TMax 100 in 120 that was in someone's bag for years, it didn't do so well. TriX, on the other hand, lasted 20 years and cameout great!
 
I left some color print and slides in the car in the sun for a few hours by accident, they were pretty warm to touch but they all came out fine.
 
I tried "boil in a bag" camera film (literally heating the film til it was too hot to touch, then letting it cool, load the camera, then go shoot). Nothing really happened to the negs.

Hot chemicals cause a problem though, overdevelopment too fast to control!
 
Ash said:
Hot chemicals cause a problem though, overdevelopment too fast to control!
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I read an article a few years ago where Les McLean attempted to produce reticulation on a roll of Delta 400 by washing in iced water and then water @ 50C. He failed completely. Modern film is quite resilient to thermal damage. I have carried film around at >30C without any noticeable ill effects.
 
I've left film in the camera and in the car all summer, > 30C for over a week at a time. No problem.
 
I often leave my loaded camera in the car during work hours. Hot summer days. Cold winter days. No problem with the film.
 
I've had little problem with fresh B&W getting hot during a vacation. Color is another story. I've had color shifts, etc. from that.
Just see what develops! :cool:
 
Here in the tropics 26C is considered cool. We have unexposed or undeveloped film lying around for days or weeks or even months in temps averaging 28 to 31C. No probs. They expose and develop ok.

Jay
 
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