shot 400 agfa at 100 doh!

[ywenz]

I just shot a roll of walgreen(agfa) 400 at 100iso... what are my options now? I heard that C-41 processing is identical for all speeds of film, so I'm basically screwed huh? Should I take it to a pro-lab and have them adjust the processing to be for 100iso? Thanks.

 

[ampguy]

hmm

hmm

negative print film, right? unless it's extremely critical stuff, i think you'll be fine with the automated exposure stuff of the minilabs at longs and bigger walgreens/targets.

just my opinion.

I just shot a roll of walgreen(agfa) 400 at 100iso... what are my options now? I heard that C-41 processing is identical for all speeds of film, so I'm basically screwed huh? Should I take it to a pro-lab and have them adjust the processing to be for 100iso? Thanks.

 

[dmr]

Well, last winter I had a roll of Walgreens/Agfa 400 either mislabeled or mispackaged as 200 and I shot it at 200 and I didn't notice anything wrong at all. I found it when looking for examples of the brands and how they label the edges, and I *KNOW* that one roll that said 400 on the edges of the negatives said 200 on the package. My guess is that unless you overexposed greatly, it will be within the margin of tolerance of the film.

 

[Nick R.]

Apparently C41 pulled two stops can be cross processed normally in E6. I've never tried it myself but check out this PN thread: http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=004tyd
esp. Henry L's comment

 

[ywenz]

thanks for the suggestions. I shot this roll for an interior photography project for a restaurant website. I was gonna use digital exclusively, but thought at the last minute to take my M6 and CV 15mm. I really hope this roll can still be salvaged...

 

[phototone]

So you exposed for the shadows, huh? No problem with C-41 neg. film.

 

[Kim Coxon]

Hmmm, I wonder if this thread should be merged with the "Am I smart or what!" one. 😱

Kim

 

[ywenz]

So you exposed for the shadows, huh? No problem with C-41 neg. film.

I exposed for the whole scene. The lens has a very wide fov and I didn't walk up to any specific part of the room to meter.

 

[phototone]

I exposed for the whole scene. The lens has a very wide fov and I didn't walk up to any specific part of the room to meter.

Yes, I know. I shouldn't have been so brief in my reply. You "in effect" exposed for the shadows by shooting at ISO 100, instead of the rated ISO 400 of the film. This is not enough of a difference in C-41 negative film to cause serious blocking of the highlights such as would be the case with some b/w films.

C-41 color negative films have a huge margin for error and still get acceptable results. Just process normally.

It is no coincidence that all the disposable cameras with fixed or limited aperture lenses are loaded with medium-speed C=41 color negative film. It is because it is so forgiving in exposure accuracy.

I am not saying that your images will be the "best they can possibly be", but they will (or should) be quite acceptable. Color negative film has a 4 to 7 stop lattitude.

 

[Trius]

ywenz: I agree that you'll get at least salvageable negs, if not quite good. If you have bright light sources (windows, etc.,) in the scene, then you may be very pleased. Please let us know how things work out.

 

[physiognomy]

Hmmm, I wonder if this thread should be merged with the "Am I smart or what!" one. 😱 Kim

Oh boy, let me join in on this one Kim!!! This is definitely another candidate for "I just did something stupid" 😀

Peter

 

[RJBender]

Yang,


Suggestion: Shoot another roll at ISO 100, take it to your lab and see how the negs look before you give them the film from the restaurant.

R.J.