Dropped...

[Vincent.G]

... a roll of exposed negatives into the sea today.

2-3 weeks of my children's daily life photos gone forever... I am kicking myself for being so careless. I have NEVER dropped my film canisters while loading/unloading before. I was always careful but not today.

I was reloading on a jetty and while trying to pull out the film canister from my M6, I fumbled and the roll of film dropped onto the jetty floor. It bounced a few times before going down into the sea... My heart literally sank with the film... 🙁

I would rather drop my M6 and lens than the film. I am serious.

 

[taskoni]

Ah, man... Sorry for your film lost but hey, nothing is better than seeing your children growing up before your eyes every day. It will be for many years ahead and you will have new opportunities for taking many many pictures of them!

I dropped my tenor saxophone from the jetty in Burgas (Bulgaria) about 14 years ago. Since it was around my neck after that wide jam session long story short I felt with it...it hurts more I promise you - Selmer Balanced Action is not the sax you want to drown in to the sea and almost make it out alive 😀

 

[maddoc]

Yikes !! I can understand how you feel ... had this happen a couple of times ... :bang:

But ... three weeks is a short time, imagine you have stayed away from home for a business trip and had no chance to take a photo of your kid for three weeks ...

 

[Jack Conrad]

The memories you hold of those lost images will likely outshine any shot you actually took, and over time will become a story to be bragged about endlessly to your kids... similar to the fish that got away. 🙂

 

[helen.HH]

Well I'm Happy You DIDN'T drop your M6 !!

Stop crying about spilt milk 😉
& get out there and take more shots of those two cute little boys
That way you make up for the Loss

Best- H

 

[Mudman]

I lost 2 rolls from Montreal and New Orleans this year. It's a heartbreaking feeling. Good luck and keep shooting.

 

[Spavinaw]

Double exposed a roll of film on a trip to Alaska. Don't know how, since I always rewind the tongue into the cassette, but I did. Just be thankful your kids are closer to you than Alaska is to me (couple of thousand miles).

 

[jammcat]

... and to think that so many of you people on these forums attempt to tout the superiority of the bottom-loading Leicas and their fumbly film loading.

I mean, I shoot with an M6 and I love it, but juggling a bottom plate, roll of film, camera, and another roll of film is not a fun experience. My Nikon and Contax slrs load in a snap by comparison.

 

[Vincent.G]

Thanks for all the consolations!

On my thought about dropping my equipment instead of that roll of film, I would do that if I had a choice. Pictures are too precious to me. My M6 and nokton are replaceable.

The bottom loading of Leicas was not the culprit. My butter fingers were. Nonetheless I reloaded another roll of film and continued shooting as if possessed by the spirit of HCB.

 

[Teuthida]

Send me the m6 and Noctilux and I'll send you a replacement roll.

 

[Vincent.G]

Send me the m6 and Noctilux and I'll send you a replacement roll.

If mine was a noctilux, I may cry a tear or two but mine was just a humble 35 nokton classic.🙂

 

[Teuthida]

If mine was a noctilux, I may cry a tear or two but mine was just a humble 35 nokton classic.🙂

.Sorry to hear about the lost roll. Just keep on shooting to make up for it.🙂

 

[Steve Bellayr]

On the other hand if you had dropped the M6 & Noctilux then you would need to replace those items and consider how many photographs that you would NOT be taking until the new camera and lens arrived. Are you familiar with the D-Day story of the lost film from that day?

 

[jordanstarr]

We've all done it. I stopped using re-loadable metal canisters regularly 'cause it's happened too often where I drop a roll after it's done and "pop", the bottom or top busts open after it hits the ground. Or I put it in my bag and it opens up in the bag. If I do use the canisters, I make sure it gets into a plastic container right away before and after it gets into the camera.
However, you're not alone. I've had film I shot during a trip destroyed from xrays -many rolls; the dropped rolls mentioned above; lost rolls on location shoots; lost negatives during moving; etc etc etc. This isn't to mention all the digital shots/images/backups from computer problems. It's a part of life -**** happens. Keep shooting.

 

[NIKON KIU]

Dropped....

Dropped....

...My Vintage Nikon S3 and 50mm lens in front of a store. Rolled down 3 concrete stairs.
Rangefinder went out of alignment(had it adjusted before this happened),camera got dinged in the corner, the lens got dented on the rim and the aperture is stuck and won't turn.

Other than that, the camera works pretty good.

Sh*t happens.

Kiu

 

[huntjump]

When i was backpacking South America, My camera was stolen 3 weeks in. i lost about $800 in equipment, but sadly i lost all photos for those 3 weeks. I get what you mean, i'd rather have had those photos than that equipment, but can't cry for too long. Least you can get endless amounts of photos of your kids, i couldnt go back and reshoot ANY of those 3 weeks.

 

[whtchocla7e]

Sorry to hear about the dropped roll.

I recently ripped my best roll of film inside the camera because I forgot to properly set the rewind mechanism..

Still hurts..

 

[Vincent.G]

Are you familiar with the D-Day story of the lost film from that day?

Tell me about it. 🙂

I actually tagged the location of my dropped roll with GPS. But the current might have swept it away...

 

[Vincent.G]

...My Vintage Nikon S3 and 50mm lens in front of a store. Rolled down 3 concrete stairs.
Rangefinder went out of alignment(had it adjusted before this happened),camera got dinged in the corner, the lens got dented on the rim and the aperture is stuck and won't turn.

Other than that, the camera works pretty good.

Sh*t happens.

Kiu

Ouch! The Nikon designers will be proud of your story though! 🙂