Reassigning Film Speed

shutterfiend

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Hi everyone!

I got my Olympus Stylus Epic last night. Hurrah!!! Many thanks to Randy. I bought it primarily to take with me on ski trips. Which brings me to my question. I have already found the following website (Thanks to RFF):

http://www.litratista.org/2005/11/18/decode-and-exploit-film-dx-codes/

Now how do I manipulate it? Typically I'd like to reassign 400 film to 200 or 200 to 100 for snow. Should I try and mess with the cartridge or make my own sticky? Is there a silver conducting marker available? How about a black insulated one? Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Kal
 
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colour should not matter. A sticky scotch tape would do if you want to insulate. Probably you can po9lish the paint down if you want to make insulated parts conducting.
 
Thanks for the quick and informative replies. I'll look for the strips. If I can't find them I'll try the scotch tape/scratch off method. Although it would be fun trying that regardless. Thanks again.
 
I've just remembered a quirk of that camera. If the cassette is not coded it defaults to ISO 100. So if you want to rerate to 100, just cover the DX markings.
 
B&H sells DX coding stickers (for roll-your-own bulk film casettes), and I imagine many other big photo places do, too.
 
Mark, that's a great quirk!!! Thanks for the pointer.

Thanks drewbarb. As a matter of fact I was planning a trip to B&H later this week!
 
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