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jackperksphotos
03-05-2008, 17:49
i was at a sarfi park taking some image for my end of year project at college and stupidly after i had taking the image briefly opened up the camera and then closed it quickly im just wondering if the film is ruined or is it still worth me developing it?
any advice would be much welcomed regards jack
joxby
03-05-2008, 17:58
depends, what camera/format
how many shots were taken when you opened it ?
jackperksphotos
03-05-2008, 20:39
depends, what camera/format
how many shots were taken when you opened it ?

its a 35mm chinon ce-5 on t-max film the whole lot had been shot n it was opened few hours after in my living room
Venomator
03-05-2008, 20:50
I'm guessing you had not re-wound the film back into the cassette when you opened it ... :thinking:


In which case you are likely to have ruined much and clouded the rest ... :shrug: ... it might still be worth getting it developed just for the sake of it 'cos you never know ... :suspect:





:p
Dazza_UK
03-05-2008, 20:52
My guess would be it's ruined. :'( You may be lucky and get some of the first few frames but the frame edges would very likely be naff (thats a technical term for ruined).:help:
joxby
03-05-2008, 20:53
Well, if it was just a quick flash in the pan, there's a fair chance only the last few frames you shot will be buggered, maybe you still have 30 out of 36, the rest were wound up on the spool shielding each other.
Don't you have to rewind the film back into the cartridge..?


wtf...are we all like.....joined at the hip....or what:lol:
nobody
03-05-2008, 21:00
Well, if it was just a quick flash in the pan, there's a fair chance only the last few frames you shot will be buggered, maybe you still have 30 out of 36, the rest were wound up on the spool shielding each other.
Don't you have to rewind the film back into the cartridge..?


wtf...are we all like.....joined at the hip....or what:lol:
Agree!
My opinion is same as yours.:)
J Gordon
04-05-2008, 00:00
Agree with joxby. We've all done it, absent midedly opened the back then snapped it shut again cursing! I'd say you might be lucky and only have ruined the last 5 or 6 frames, meaning 30 may be useable.
Well worth developing anyway.:)
kevin_c
04-05-2008, 13:51
As others have said before - get it developed anyway and just see what you have.
I would probably just go for a standard machine print run rather than a pro hand print service though...
jackperksphotos
04-05-2008, 16:47
cheers for i will develope anyway i dont mind 2 much if only the last few r ruined better then all of them i will post back to let u no if they came out ok cheers for help
jackperksphotos
06-05-2008, 18:44
the first 7 or 8 images where ruine but apart from that the other where fine and perfectly useable for my end of year project.
cheers for advice
Venomator
09-05-2008, 10:40
That's great news Jack ... :thumbs:


Are we going to get to see any of them then ... :naughty:





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jackperksphotos
09-05-2008, 11:37
[QUOTE=Venomator;658880][COLOR="Green"]That's great news Jack ... :thumbs:


Are we going to get to see any of them then ... :naughty:




i wi scan some in when im next at college but ive done a contact sheet and rather pleased with it
Venomator
09-05-2008, 11:38
Great stuff ... :D ... look forward to seeing them ... ;)






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