sreed2006
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I am not that far past NOOb stage to have a long list, but the worst so far are:
- While using a too small changing bag to load 220 film onto a stainless steel developing reel nothing went right. It got too hot in the bag, my hands sweat, and the film turned into flypaper sticking to anything and everything. I got very frustrated and ended up putting the film onto the reel backwards (the opposite direction of the spirals). That roll was a waste.
- Developing film in the kitchen, I had a roll of 35mm that was irreplaceable pictures of a family vacation. For who knows what reason, I took the lid off the developing tank before I had developed the film. That was a sad day.
I now have a much larger changing bag, don't use the 220 stainless steel reels (use plastic instead), and after I get the film into the tank, I repeat to myself frequently, "Do not open the tank."
- While using a too small changing bag to load 220 film onto a stainless steel developing reel nothing went right. It got too hot in the bag, my hands sweat, and the film turned into flypaper sticking to anything and everything. I got very frustrated and ended up putting the film onto the reel backwards (the opposite direction of the spirals). That roll was a waste.
- Developing film in the kitchen, I had a roll of 35mm that was irreplaceable pictures of a family vacation. For who knows what reason, I took the lid off the developing tank before I had developed the film. That was a sad day.
I now have a much larger changing bag, don't use the 220 stainless steel reels (use plastic instead), and after I get the film into the tank, I repeat to myself frequently, "Do not open the tank."