maitani
Well-known
I find myself often 'speeding' up the roll after frame 30 (in 36 exp films) so usually the last 5-6 shot are the most crappy ones, as I feel the urge to move to the next roll, or often change the film, sometimes I try to avoid this when I carry 2 cams, one loaded with slide and another with bw-neg film. any similar experiences?
loquax ludens
Well-known
I don't, but if there's a picture I REALLY want to develop ASAP, I'll just rewind and do it. I don't like to waste film, but if I'm excited about an image, that is more important to me than the unused film on the roll.
charjohncarter
Veteran
Maybe I speed it up but I also take a bunch of junk pictures after 30.
Bob Michaels
nobody special
If I have a break anywhere around frame #30, I simply rewind and load a new roll of film. I want to know that I have more than 5-6 frames when I come across someone I want to photograph.
Fawley
Well-known
When I return from an outing I will sometimes "use up" a roll on test shots; a few shots on a grey card for instance at different exposures to check on negative density, or shots with a wide brightness range to see how much detail I am getting in the shadows and the highlights.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
I speed up towards the end of the roll too ... but oddly they are some of my best shots quite often! 
bhop73
Well-known
I do sometimes.. this is why I prefer 24 exp rolls.
crispy12
Well-known
I handroll my own, usually 24 exp so I never experience this strange problem...
robinsonphotography
Established
Ditto. Sometimes it turns out poorly, but often I do a better job of walking the border between film being "precious" and understanding sometimes you need to burn a little film to find the perfect shot, so I often end up with a killer image or two in that final 36, if anywhere in the roll.I speed up towards the end of the roll too ... but oddly they are some of my best shots quite often!
Thardy
Veteran
I speed up towards the end of the roll too ... but oddly they are some of my best shots quite often!
I always manage to get that "killer" shot on a 1/2 frame at the end of roll.
charjohncarter
Veteran
Me too.................now that Elitechrome is gone it will be 24s. I just received John Sexton's newsletter. Lots of workshops, etc., but advice; for great not good photography: take a few images and do them well. If I do that and I think it is a great axiom: I have enough film for the rest of my life. But I know I'll buzz though a roll at a party next week.