I'm sure you hate new film wannabee's but... :-D

Steve Smith said:
Ten years ago, people were saying that film only had three years left - so don't worry about it!


Steve.
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It better stay around, i don't want to shoot my first roll, get sucked in and then major disappointed... that would be hissy fit worthy:mad:
 
TheBigYin said:
well - considering most of it was already date expired or borderline when I bought it, it was pretty much the only option. When I was shooting a little more regularly, I'd keep 3-4 rolls of each regular stock in a sealed tupperware container in the bottom of the fridge and take it out the day before shooting, topping up the fridge box from frozen stock at that point - so frozen film was defrosted at 2-3c in the fridge to minimise condensation problems, and chilled film had overnight to warm up to ambient, again to try and avoid condensation problems.

However, for stock of 3-4 rolls of "normal" film - it's probably overkill :shrug:
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at one time inm pre digital days I used to buy velvia and provia 400f in packs of 25 each and keep them in the fridge - it never occurred to me to freeze them
 
Cg_Girl said:
It better stay around, i don't want to shoot my first roll, get sucked in and then major disappointed... that would be hissy fit worthy:mad:
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don't worry there's enough second hand/expired film floating round this forum to keep a modest user like you going for years - ive got a box of expired 120 in the fridge at work, and a bunch of velvia and xp2 35mm still left over from my predigital era
 
Film will be fine up to its expiry date (which assumes 'warm' storage), but if your going to keep it for longer then the fridge or ideally freezer will help it stay in optimum condition. Just remember to to keep 35mm in the plastic case (as that will prevent condensation forming), or sealed in a plastic bag in the case of other formats, and give it at least 2 hours to warm up (again to prevent condensation) before opening.
 
s162216 said:
Film will be fine up to its expiry date (which assumes 'warm' storage), but if your going to keep it for longer then the fridge or ideally freezer will help it stay in optimum condition. Just remember to to keep 35mm in the plastic case (as that will prevent condensation forming), or sealed in a plastic bag in the case of other formats, and give it at least 2 hours to warm up (again to prevent condensation) before opening.
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Thank you!
 
Well i've been out with it.. :banana::banana: only used half a roll but now want to finish it just to get in developed and see if i got it totally wrong lol
 
Cg_Girl said:
Well i've been out with it.. :banana::banana: only used half a roll but now want to finish it just to get in developed and see if i got it totally wrong lol
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That's when you curse 36exp rolls and need to get a MF for the 12 lovely big negs! :D
 
course if you happen to know a (generous) guy who has several medium format cameras sitting around not doing a lot, you'd then have the option of borrowing one of them (and some filum) to see if you like that sort of shooting better

(downside being that way madness lies - before you know it you'll be shooting 10x8 sheet film through a large format :lol: )
 
if you dont like what you get when they are developed ,,dont be too hard on yourself ,,you WILL get better after a few rolls ,and then that warm fuzzy feeling of ,,i did that on film and it looks great will descend ,,is it a black and white film that you are using ?
 
donutagain said:
if you dont like what you get when they are developed ,,dont be too hard on yourself ,,you WILL get better after a few rolls ,and then that warm fuzzy feeling of ,,i did that on film and it looks great will descend ,,is it a black and white film that you are using ?
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It is B&W yes, the Ilford FP4 that Lee sent me, in all honesty i know it it's my first roll so i'm not expecting all that much, just as long as i know where i've gone wrong
 
Cg_Girl said:
It is B&W yes, the Ilford FP4 that Lee sent me, in all honesty i know it it's my first roll so i'm not expecting all that much, just as long as i know where i've gone wrong
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Don't worry, it's film, there's a surprising amount of give in film photography, I think you'll probably end up pleasantly surprised.

Just watch the meter when there's even a little backlighting, 2 stops exposure compensation is never enough on mine, but as long as the light is even it's spot on.
 
Alan Clogwyn said:
Don't worry, it's film, there's a surprising amount of give in film photography, I think you'll probably end up pleasantly surprised.

Just watch the meter when there's even a little backlighting, 2 stops exposure compensation is never enough on mine, but as long as the light is even it's spot on.
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Well i hope so lol....It was weird being out with it thought, the amount of times i went to look at the back to check:lol:
 
I do that every time still with my F100 as it's laid out exactly the same as my S5 I forget it's not the S5! I still put my LX5 to my eye as well and try and look through the accessory port!
 
:lol::lol: That makes me feel less stoopid lol
 
I got so confused I bought an EOS-3 which to all intents and purposes is the same as the 7d (apart from having a faster AF perfomance on the EOS-3)...

I don't try and chimp on the film camera though - I generally have the screen on the 7d switched off anyway :lol:
 
I'm that daft that I even chimp my TLR....sometimes :cuckoo:
 
Ok come on.. chimp? there should be some new users code book somewhere!:lol:

Whilst i'm here, is there a thread on all the film types and what they are like/for/produce? or is that my first daft question.... I've been trying to work through them for info
 
Cg_Girl said:
Ok come on.. chimp? there should be some new users code book somewhere!:lol:

Whilst i'm here, is there a thread on all the film types and what they are like/for/produce? or is that my first daft question.... I've been trying to work through them for info
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If you just go through the last few pages of "Show us your film shots" most people put down which films they use for the shots :thumbs:
 
Cg_Girl said:
Ok come on.. chimp? there should be some new users code book somewhere!:lol:

Whilst i'm here, is there a thread on all the film types and what they are like/for/produce? or is that my first daft question.... I've been trying to work through them for info
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chimp , verb - to look at the LCD on a DSLR while making OO ooo Oo noises

on the latter point http://www.wikihow.com/Choose-a-Film-for-Your-Camera
 
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robhooley167 said:
If you just go through the last few pages of "Show us your film shots" most people put down which films they use for the shots :thumbs:
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Excellent thank you Rob, i had been making a note if i see particular ones i liked:thumbs:

big soft moose said:
chimp , verb - to look at the LCD on a DSLR while making OO ooo Oo noises

on the latter point http://www.wikihow.com/Choose-a-Film-for-Your-Camera
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Thanks.

TheBigYin said:
Its what the digital people do, they take a picture, look at the back and go OOOO OOOOO OOOO if they like what they see!
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:lol::lol: ah b****r, yep i get you now
 
Rob are you still going to develope T's film for her ? or do you want me to do it?
 
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I'm still ok to do it :)
 
ok mate .if i was to send you a load of errr ,,,,,,,,,,,no dont matter :D
 
Cg_Girl said:
Aww that was really kind thank you!



You star! thank you, i'll PM you for address and sort postage.... please feel free to take the p** if they are a complete mess, i can take it:lol:
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If you pop a memory stick or a DVD in I'll sort some scans out too

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Tigger.ufo said:
That's when you curse 36exp rolls and need to get a MF for the 12 lovely big negs! :D
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Or eight... or even six with my 6x12 camera!
It's hard to believe, but there was a time when you could buy half length 120 rolls - so six 6x6 images.

Steve.
 
or 3 if you have one of those big panoramic jobs ( I wish)
 
If you accidentally let go when rewinding a film and it goes spinning... is it ruined :'(
 
Cg_Girl said:
If you accidentally let go when rewinding a film and it goes spinning... is it ruined :'(
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I wouldnt have thought so. Id just make sure I wound very slowly until the slack had been taken up, and then continue as normal.
 
it'll be fine - just make sure its fully rewound before you open the back - not doing will knacker any left exposed
 
Cg_Girl said:
If you accidentally let go when rewinding a film and it goes spinning... is it ruined :'(
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There should not be very much tension, did you remember to press the button on the base plate to dis-engage the winding mechanism?
 
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