flippyot
Vagabond
So I had a project that went horribly wrong.
I visit a few orphanages in my area and around a few weeks before X-mas some of the Marines in the area do a Toy's for Tot's event, but it doesn't get too much attention so I planned on helping them out by 'documenting' it and then sending off the pics to a local paper/ new agency and hopefully getting the attention that this event needs to grow.
Well of the I had 2 developed at a local shop, stop by and pick up the rolls and I ask for the contact sheets. They tell me that there aren't any, I wasn't mad at first until they told me why. One roll had been double exposed and the other was blank and they said I had probably unloaded it wrong
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I was in complete shock because:
1) I have only managed to double expose film with a Holga.
2) I have not loaded or unloaded a single roll of film incorrectly since 2003 (I got a new camera and didn't check to see if the film had caught and one time I popped the back off in a rush to reload with another roll ).
To make matters worse when I get home and examine the double exposed film and I find out that the pictures I really wanted to send out were on that roll of film.
Now for the twist.
When I look at the other roll I noticed that towards the end of the strip there was part of a frame that looked like it was exposed to direct light before being developed. Now at first I questioned whether or not I did unload the film incorrectly, but then knowing myself and my procedure for loading/unloading film I know it could not have been me. So now I'm left with either a cracked film case or an incompetent technician (who only mentions the unloading process and not the possibility of a messed up camera).
I'm just praying that nothing like this happened to the rest of the rolls.
Also any idea on how the double exposures happened? I was using a Bessa R with Fuji Superia film. The start of the film the double exposures are pretty apparent while towards the end they sort of fade to a ghost like appearance. I've never seen this with my Holga.
I visit a few orphanages in my area and around a few weeks before X-mas some of the Marines in the area do a Toy's for Tot's event, but it doesn't get too much attention so I planned on helping them out by 'documenting' it and then sending off the pics to a local paper/ new agency and hopefully getting the attention that this event needs to grow.
Well of the I had 2 developed at a local shop, stop by and pick up the rolls and I ask for the contact sheets. They tell me that there aren't any, I wasn't mad at first until they told me why. One roll had been double exposed and the other was blank and they said I had probably unloaded it wrong
...I was in complete shock because:
1) I have only managed to double expose film with a Holga.
2) I have not loaded or unloaded a single roll of film incorrectly since 2003 (I got a new camera and didn't check to see if the film had caught and one time I popped the back off in a rush to reload with another roll
).To make matters worse when I get home and examine the double exposed film and I find out that the pictures I really wanted to send out were on that roll of film.
Now for the twist.
When I look at the other roll I noticed that towards the end of the strip there was part of a frame that looked like it was exposed to direct light before being developed. Now at first I questioned whether or not I did unload the film incorrectly, but then knowing myself and my procedure for loading/unloading film I know it could not have been me. So now I'm left with either a cracked film case or an incompetent technician (who only mentions the unloading process and not the possibility of a messed up camera).
I'm just praying that nothing like this happened to the rest of the rolls.
Also any idea on how the double exposures happened? I was using a Bessa R with Fuji Superia film. The start of the film the double exposures are pretty apparent while towards the end they sort of fade to a ghost like appearance. I've never seen this with my Holga.
Gumby
Veteran
Can you please change font colour so your post is legible?
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
Flippypot, first I'd like to commend you for the initiative you did for the event. More of us should do this hardly-taxing effort around us. Make something good out of photography as they say
Now, for the double exposures, sounds like your camera has a problem advancing the film fully. Just to cover the basics, did you notice the rewind dial rotating as you advance the film after a shot?
Now, for the double exposures, sounds like your camera has a problem advancing the film fully. Just to cover the basics, did you notice the rewind dial rotating as you advance the film after a shot?
40oz
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Is it possible you ran the film through the camera twice?