101 ways to ruin a roll of film

A roll of expired cinestill bit the dust in the Holga pinhole as the back wouldn't stay on after not wanting to come off when I loaded it. The back fell off the other holga twice. The last time I used this one it was perfectly fine so it's just decided to be an arse now.

Avoiding Holgas is a good way to avoid ruining film :rolleyes:
 
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Well, ruined half a roll.
Being a clever so and so, I stopped the film leader from rewinding into the can on my AF P&S by watching the exposure counter decrease until it hit 0, then popped the back open, just a crack to stop the process. It worked last time!
This time, it was nowhere near 0 and, as i closed the back, it loaded to the start point on a film that had a foot of the roll already wound.
This wouldn't have been a disaster, had I checked it in a dark bag, but I had to check there and then, in the sunlight. Around 18" of film still on the spool.
 
TheTimeChamber said:
Sending a roll of Fuji Pro400H through the CT scanners at the airport is a sure fire way to ruin a roll too
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Interested in that, as I've seen a few articles with examples suggesting that the results (though variable) may not be as bad as we once expected.
 
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ChrisR said:
Interested in that, as I've seen a few articles with examples suggesting that the results (though variable) may not be as bad as we once expected.
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We had CT scanners at Gatwick and Stanstead for outward flights though if I remember correctly both return flights had X ray machines, we did not notice any ill effect from a single CT scan on Kentmere 100 or 400 in 135. Obviously B&W not colour and the intensity and or duration of the scan may depend on the operator, that I don't know.
 
Recently flew to Spain. CT scanner on the way out so got a hand check except for the roll loaded in the Hasselblad. An expired Provia 100 which I expect to be ruined. Spanish folks were happy to hand check on the return journey too even though it was normal X ray.
 
ChrisR said:
Interested in that, as I've seen a few articles with examples suggesting that the results (though variable) may not be as bad as we once expected.
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It ended up very grainy compared to what I was expecting, but that may also be due to it being expired.

I sent through an Ilford iso 80 isograph roll and it was unaffected
 
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