Ever need to get some film out of your camera so you can start a new roll on your next adventure? Like finishing up some Plus X to get to some Tri X on a grey rainy day?
Wasting film
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Roger Hicks
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As long as you can afford anther film you ain't wasting the old one. Shoot it or just wind it off. It's better than missing pictures.
Cheers,
Roger
Cheers,
Roger
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Socke
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Yes, another reason to buy more gear 🙂
Stephanie Brim
Mental Experimental.
Yeah, I do that. I'm pondering starting to bulk roll and then carry rolls of 12 in my purse with me so that this doesn't happen as much.
Rick Waldroup
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Stephanie, I shoot about 10 rolls a week- either Tri X or Neopan 400 and I bulk load. I usually make them 36 exposure rolls since I tend to go through film rather quickly. It saves a lot of money that way. I also have several bodies that I shoot at the same time. I simply hate to change lenses.
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NelsonFoto
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Why not keep some diafine around for such issues. You can push that Plus X as needed, ya know, then soup the whole roll in Diafine... would be tough to blow it out.
The other thing you can do is go into your darkroom or changing bag and rewind the roll, keeping track of where you were in the frame count. When you reload that roll, roll to the previous count, add one frame to that and you should be safe.
The other thing you can do is go into your darkroom or changing bag and rewind the roll, keeping track of where you were in the frame count. When you reload that roll, roll to the previous count, add one frame to that and you should be safe.
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yankeedoll
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I think it's okay to just snap impromptu shots to finish a roll. Sometimes I am quite surprised at the interesting pictures that I may not have taken otherwise.
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Roman
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I just put the camera in my changing bag, cut off the film in the camera and spool it into the developing tank, note on the canister how much shots are left on the rest of film, and put some new film into the camera...
Of course, I currently have about 6 or 7 rolls of film with a few shots left rollinf around here... 😉
Roman
Of course, I currently have about 6 or 7 rolls of film with a few shots left rollinf around here... 😉
Roman
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yankeedoll
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How often do you remember you have partial rolls? What do you usually use them up on?
peter_n
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Yes right now! I have some color film 😱 in the M7 and a "new" 28mm lens to test. So tonight we're going to see Hamlet on Boston Common and I'm going to try to finish the darn color film... aaargh!! (Don't ask why it's in there - its my one roll of color per year).rover said:
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Roman
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Well, I have this ledge on my bookcase where I store film that I took out of the fridge, but did not get around to usin - and I also put the 'partial' rolls there, and use them up whenever I need a film of that speed and only intend to take a few shots, not a whole roll (like I have some shots on TMax 3200 left, and meet some friends for a few drinks, and just take the roll along to fill the film.)
Roman
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ray_g
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Rover, #1, 2, and 4 are very Al Kaplan 😉 Better looking, though.
ray_g said:
I love Al's self portraits and actually I was thinking of them when I took these photos. 21mm lens, you will see in the mirror that I didn't bother putting the viewfinder on the camera.
dmr
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I almost always have the Olympus and Pentax loaded, usually with Fuji 400. If there's something I want in a hurry, I'll do a few slop shots to finish the roll, but if I don't have time I'll just rewind it and take it in. I tried a couple times to rewind and resume, but that's a hassle and I had one case where the brain-dead mini-lab cut mid-frame into several shots. 🙁
I seldom or never find "keepers" in the slop shots at the end of the rolls.
Oops, almost forgot. The one I've used recently as the avatar, the one of me with the QL17 GIII in the mirror, was just such a shot, but I dunno if I would call that a real "keeper" though. 🙂
I seldom or never find "keepers" in the slop shots at the end of the rolls.
Oops, almost forgot. The one I've used recently as the avatar, the one of me with the QL17 GIII in the mirror, was just such a shot, but I dunno if I would call that a real "keeper" though. 🙂
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kiev4a
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Stephanie Brim said:
One reason I started bulk loading after not doing it for many years was my FSU cameras. When I get one, or make some adjustments on one, I like to shoot some test shots -- of nothing in particular--just to see if it works properly. So I load a lot of 12-exp black and white loads for that purpose. A lot better than running a 24-exp roll through the camera.
phototone
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I often unload partially shot rolls in my darkroom, and develop them. I then cut a new "toungue" on the remaining unexposed film to complete using it. I have even done this with "bottom loaders" but it is difficult in the dark.
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NelsonFoto
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Agreed on the bulk loading point. It's nice to think "I want to go out and squeeze off ten shots or so" and not have to worry about it.
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