Coldkennels
Barnack-toting Brit.
I just got a roll of film back from the local lab and it's completely unscannable. It's some old Agfa APX 400 in 35mm - outdated 2002, but I bought it from a guy I know who keeps all his film in cold storage, so it should be fine. In theory.
However, the negs have come back almost completely opaque; there's a very faint latent image looking at them from the front, but the negatives are so dark that you can barely see a single thing on them, even when held up to the light. But when you flip them over, the image can be seen (relatively) clearly!
So what's the problem? I know it's hard to tell without seeing them in person, but is it likely to be a processing error? Do I go back to the lab and complain?
However, the negs have come back almost completely opaque; there's a very faint latent image looking at them from the front, but the negatives are so dark that you can barely see a single thing on them, even when held up to the light. But when you flip them over, the image can be seen (relatively) clearly!
So what's the problem? I know it's hard to tell without seeing them in person, but is it likely to be a processing error? Do I go back to the lab and complain?
