The roll of film I dropped off for processing this morning came back blank; every single frame! Last night we had a tremendous lightning storm and I was attempting to take some pictures (about 15 on a roll of 24) of the "show". Though I shot most frames @ 1/1000, on one frame I held the shutter open for 2-3 seconds, and on a few of them I was using very low shutter speeds. There were some really bright flashes during this storm. Could this have washed out the whole roll? Could I have pulled too much out at the beginning when threading the roll? I'd like to consider these possibilities before I ask my girls if they opened my camera by accident. Thanks.
Bummer. If it is black, then the film wasn't exposed to light. I would say it didn't advance, maybe the end wasn't connected to the roller well enough.
Posted by David Weber on July 18, 2006 at 11:18 PM
Thanks all. Everything was clear w/no darkness at all anywhere.
Posted by Kent Staubus on July 18, 2006 at 11:54 PM
My guess is the film was never "caught" and never exposed.
Kent in SD
Posted by Mark Stahlke on July 18, 2006 at 11:55 PM
Hi Dave,
Is this print film or slide film?
Cheers,
Posted by Toni Lankerd on July 19, 2006 at 9:26 AM
The film that you got back....was it clear or black? I had a roll of b/w processed once that came back clear. Come to find out, someone messed up royally in processing the film !
Slide Film: Clear is over exposed. But only the frames would be clear if it's over-exposed. If there are no black edges (and bars between frames), then the film was exposed to light outside the camera (or processed horribly wrong)
Print Film: Clear is under exposed. The edges and bars between the frames are clear, so you won't see them, but you should still see the frame numbers on the edges. If you don't see the frame numbers, then the film was processed wrong.
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Other points:
*No amount of overexposure will affect anything other than the current frame.
*Opening the back will wipe out the film only for a few frames. It will NOT typically wreck your whole roll. I suppose it depends partially on how long it was open and how bright it was, but it will never affect the film still in the cartridge. Unprocessed film is pretty opaque, so unless the back is open for a long time in bright light, the film on the take-up roll shouldn't be too badly damaged.
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Kent in SD
Is this print film or slide film?
Cheers,
Print Film: Clear is under exposed. The edges and bars between the frames are clear, so you won't see them, but you should still see the frame numbers on the edges. If you don't see the frame numbers, then the film was processed wrong.
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Other points:
*No amount of overexposure will affect anything other than the current frame.
*Opening the back will wipe out the film only for a few frames. It will NOT typically wreck your whole roll. I suppose it depends partially on how long it was open and how bright it was, but it will never affect the film still in the cartridge. Unprocessed film is pretty opaque, so unless the back is open for a long time in bright light, the film on the take-up roll shouldn't be too badly damaged.
-Paul