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So I just got my Ektachrome negs back from AG Photographic and they're clear. With this being E6 film and thus "positive", I guess that means they are massively over exposed? Nothing to see at all on the negatives on the whole roll. No detail. Nada.
I shot the roll on the same day I shot two rolls of Delta 100, a roll of Portra 160 and a roll of Ektar 100. All 5 rolls went through my 6x17 camera in the same 5 hour wander around Delamere forest. I was kinda proud I didn't leave the lens cap on, or leave the shutter open, or forget to wind on, you know - the usual mistakes. Everything was carefully spot metered and exposures calculated accordingly. The Delta 100 came out fine, as did the Portra and the Ektar. (B&W I did myself, C41 was done in the same dev job by AG)
I'm really pigged off to be honest as I was looking forward to the lovely 6x17 slides.
Any ideas as to what happened other than either a) the film somehow became undone in transit or was opened in daylight, b) the negs were incorrectly developed. Could it have been a duff roll to begin with (it was sealed)?
If my other rolls had been screwed up, I'd be looking at me, but I was meticulous on the day, and took everything slowly. I can't see how I'd suddenly "forget" my technique for all 4 exposures on one roll, just to "remember it" on the next roll. (in order I did 2 colour, then 1 Ektachrome, then 2 B&W)
[edit in case anyone searches] The problem was using expired film without paying attention to the fact it was expired. The fault (as usual) was between the floor and the shutter button...
I shot the roll on the same day I shot two rolls of Delta 100, a roll of Portra 160 and a roll of Ektar 100. All 5 rolls went through my 6x17 camera in the same 5 hour wander around Delamere forest. I was kinda proud I didn't leave the lens cap on, or leave the shutter open, or forget to wind on, you know - the usual mistakes. Everything was carefully spot metered and exposures calculated accordingly. The Delta 100 came out fine, as did the Portra and the Ektar. (B&W I did myself, C41 was done in the same dev job by AG)
I'm really pigged off to be honest as I was looking forward to the lovely 6x17 slides.
Any ideas as to what happened other than either a) the film somehow became undone in transit or was opened in daylight, b) the negs were incorrectly developed. Could it have been a duff roll to begin with (it was sealed)?
If my other rolls had been screwed up, I'd be looking at me, but I was meticulous on the day, and took everything slowly. I can't see how I'd suddenly "forget" my technique for all 4 exposures on one roll, just to "remember it" on the next roll. (in order I did 2 colour, then 1 Ektachrome, then 2 B&W)
[edit in case anyone searches] The problem was using expired film without paying attention to the fact it was expired. The fault (as usual) was between the floor and the shutter button...
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