Film Newbie :)

[Mmarques]

Hey everyone,

Thought id come over to say hi, i never thought id be posting in this section to be honest but never say never
As youll probably know im new to film photography and will have lots of questions, ive had some help from guys on here already which was very helpful.
My mum gave me 3 film cameras the other day and was very happy! (didnt even know she had these).
A Zeiss ikon nettar II, a Kodak limited London duaflex and a six-20 'brownie' C.

A member on here Just Dave sent me a manual for the Nettar, Tikkathreebarrel and donut again have given me info about 120 and 160 film and big soft mouse has very kindly posted me some old film hes got in the fridge so i can have a play around

Heres a pic of my 3 oldies:

Alot of questions to come

Thanks,
Marco

 

[donut]

good to see you have found the darkside Marco ,,welcome

 

[trevorbray]

Welcome to the Hotel Fillum. You can checkout but you can never leave...

 

[Ceejay]

Welcome Marco, nice to see someone else with a Nettar. Great little camera,recently got one from EBay, surprisingly small but heavy for its size.
Easy to use once you have a system things to go through in order.

C

 

[medwaygreen]

Hello to you, nice Mum you have and the middle triplet is very nice indeed.

 

[Mmarques]

Thanks for the warm welcome
My first question is ive been told when putting the film into the camera i cant expose it to any light at all and this should be done in a dark room, surely not everyone has a dark room or do they how do i go about doing this without a darkroom?
Thanks

 

[ChrisR]

Thanks for the warm welcome
My first question is ive been told when putting the film into the camera i cant expose it to any light at all and this should be done in a dark room, surely not everyone has a dark room or do they how do i go about doing this without a darkroom?
Thanks

Well I certainly don't change 35mm film in a darkroom; all that's needed is to keep it out of direct sunlight, AFAIK. Not so sure about 120 film, but one of the dinosaurs will be along in a minute to tell you...

 

[RaglanSurf]

Well I certainly don't change 35mm film in a darkroom; all that's needed is to keep it out of direct sunlight, AFAIK. Not so sure about 120 film, but one of the dinosaurs will be along in a minute to tell you...

Dinosaurs! Bloody cheek :razz:

As Chris says, just try to avoid direct sunlight and be careful when removing exposed 120 fillum as sometimes it doesn't roll up that tightly and a little light may get in if you wave it around in the sunshine.

 

[Mmarques]

ahhh thats ok then, so i can do it in any room just as long as theres no sunlight?

 

[happygolucky]

ahhh thats ok then, so i can do it in any room just as long as theres no sunlight?

Correct..

Once you have finished a roll of 120 make sure to use the sticky bit to seal it tight. I always put my exposed film back in it's box until I get it devved.

 

[donut]

ahhh thats ok then, so i can do it in any room just as long as theres no sunlight?

i wouldnt be too bothered about loading the film ,,,,you dont need to be in any room ,,,,its just that if you are outside and you need to change to a new film , and its sunny , just turn your back to the sun ,and do it in some shade ,,,( as in your body shadow )

 

[freecom2]

I'll confess to changing 35mm in bright sunlight (tried to shade it a bit with my hand but that's about it), never had any problems. Changed 120 in bright light as well, although I'm usually a bit more careful about that (paper backing can be useless sometimes).

I think film photography with consumers would really have struggled if everyone needed a darkroom to change rolls.

 

[Psyence33]

ahhh thats ok then, so i can do it in any room just as long as theres no sunlight?

No light at all, not just sunlight

If i need to open up or unload in the dark I usually do it under several bed covers in the darkest bit of the room.

 

[Strapps]

If i need to open up or unload in the dark I usually do it under several bed covers in the darkest bit of the room.

To reassure the OP, the only time I've had to do this was when a film broke in the camera and there was no other way to save the images.

You can load 35mm practically anywhere, if you're outside then turn your back to the sun to give yourself some shade. Be a bit more careful with 120 as it can be tricky with the backing paper but again, you should be ok to load and unload in the shade as others have said.

 

[Mmarques]

Just a bit of an update on this, no film yet although for Christmas (again from mum) I got given another film camera with a flash which I'll need to buy a bulb for and film obviously. Here it is