Daniel Stepp Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Here's what happened: I had 400' of Kodak 250 Double X B/W loaded in a magazine, unexposed. I was in a very dim room, almost dark. The magazine lid was opened for maybe a second and a half. Should I bother to shoot this film and process it? Or just trash it? I'd hate to waste all that money. The roll was for a camera test and not for a real project. I'd appreciate some expert opinions. Thanks! Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Alessandro Machi Posted April 15, 2005 Premium Member Share Posted April 15, 2005 Well, if you never shoot it, that's a waste of the filmstock anyway, no? This is just a complete shot in the dark, er, in the dim light. Even if the side of the film is slightly light damaged, in theory wouldn't most of the film still be OK? So if it's just a test, you would end up with part of the film "normal", and part of the film slightly "fogged". I think the key is to be able to learn from the film by really observing it and studying it, maybe it will become part of your repertoire in the future? Maybe it can be recanned and turned into Super-8 film, heck we don't care about quality control! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member John Pytlak RIP Posted April 15, 2005 Premium Member Share Posted April 15, 2005 If the roll was tightly wound, you may have slight edgefog. For a camera test, you will probably be able to "look around" any edgefog to make your judgement. I would not use film that is likely to have any edgefog for anything important or that you can't reshoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L K Keerthi Basu Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Since it is a negative there are chances for fog. Go for the fog test if you think it is worth to do it because 400feet of negative is really expensive then a simple test. L.K.Keerthibasu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Alessandro Machi Posted April 15, 2005 Premium Member Share Posted April 15, 2005 Since it is a negative there are chances for fog. Go for the fog test if you think it is worth to do it because 400feet of negative is really expensive then a simple test. L.K.Keerthibasu <{POST_SNAPBACK}> By fog test you mean when they snip a small portion of the film and test it? The only problem with that is the outer most part of the film will probably be in the worst shape. Even if it's slightly fogged, won't that just bring out other types of imperfections as they relate to scratching and film chipping? Other issues to consider since it is a test is you are testing the lab for quality control in terms of scratching and dust. You're also looking to see how quickly the camera creates gate mung from the claw and the registration of the camera as well. Also, sometimes a lab will give you a break on the processing price if it's strictly a test roll. If you can get a bit of a discount that way and have already paid for the film, it just seems like a good learning experience no matter how the film comes out, just consider what happened as part of the test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Stepp Posted April 15, 2005 Author Share Posted April 15, 2005 Thanks for the knowledgable responses. I will go ahead and shoot this film. Yes, a learning experience indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Rodriguez Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Daniel, You might think of a creative way to use the fogged side of the film like a blown out window on the edge of the frame... Just thinking out loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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