Which film is in which camera body?

[ptpdprinter]

I generally shoot only one film type so I have a pretty good idea what’s in my camera.

 

[mike rosenlof]

I almost never carry bodies with different film types when I go out. Too many variables. I use film box tops, tape, whatever I can attach to a body if it is loaded with anything other than hp5. If no label, It's hp5.

 

[webOSUser]

I will sometimes go out shooting with different films in my cameras, so leave a roll in a camera for a couple of months. So I need some way to know what film is in which camera.

 

[David Hughes]

A pencil and the back of an envelope with a little bit of organisation would do the trick; there are more expensive versions possible but...

Regards, David

 

[webOSUser]

I took a look at the suggested solutions and went with up using a piece of tape on the camera or film back to track what film is in it. The beauty of it is that I can look at the camera and know what film is being used. And using a low-acid masking tape as Andy suggests should help protect the camera coverings.

The other solutions either require looking at a something else, smart phone app, envelope, notebook, which is an extra step. Or attaching a tag to the camera or film back. And the Kiev88 film backs don't have a ring to put the chain through.

I will keep looking at FilmTrackr.com and the notebooks as a way to keep track as to what I am doing on each frame of the film. One thing that the piece of tape won't help with.

Thanks to all for their suggestions.

Steve W

 

[ptpdprinter]

I don't have enough cameras and shoot a wide enough variety of film to need an app to keep track of it. I would be more likely to forget to update the app than forget what film is in the camera.

 

[johannielscom]

I just put camera and film in one iPhone picture before loading.

Whenever I'm in doubt (this happens all the time), I just have to scroll back in my iPhone pictures until I run into the most recent picture of said camera, and it will show the film that was loaded, as well as the date I loaded it.


Easy peasy.

 

[kxl]

iPhone

camera serial #, currently loaded film

 

[Erik van Straten]

The best thing to do is to use only one kind of film.

Erik.