Questions tagged [negative-film]
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Recombining scans of film negatives accidentally cut in half in the lab
I'm currently digitizing analog film and sometimes the lab technician did a poor job cutting the film negative in strips.
This means that sometimes I end up with a frame split across 2 film strips.
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What 35mm photographic color film from 1984 has "B Y I - 41 6" edge marking at top and "1 1A 1B" frame numbering at the bottom?
While scanning old 35mm film negatives I came across one roll of color film negatives from 1984 of which I cannot determine the type.
At the top there's no color edge marking, there's only the ...
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What can cause extremly low density negatives?
I have just received a roll of film back from a lab and it had very low density, it was almost clear everywhere except the leader. I haven't used this lab before as I have always processed my own film....
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How to remove orange mask from negatives scanned without transparency adapter?
I'm trying to create really quick, low-quality scans of sheets of sleeved color negatives for my electronic catalog. I am not trying to scan negatives in the proper sense (i.e. to actually produce ...
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I have a bunch of film to scan, what is the best resolution?
I have roughly 1200 photos on film varying in age from modern to type 110 and 126 and some of it 50 years old.
I got a Nikon 5000 ED second, bought good software (Silverfast Archival), used color ...
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Separate colour negative strips when emulsion sides stick to each other
I’m trying to recover old photo memories by digitising 35mm negatives.
Unfortunately the negatives weren’t properly stored, and in most cases some humidity made all negatives to stick to each other.
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What would cause part of this exposure to be blank?
I have some Kodak Gold 200 shot on a Canon AV-1 where one exposure in the middle of the roll (#17) has a portion of the exposure missing with sharp line. None of the other exposured (on this or any ...
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Developing Ilford Pan F Plus in TMax developer
I developed a roll of PanF Plus in TMax developer using the 1:4 dilution at 4 minutes as recommended by Massive Development. The negatives look uniformly thin. I suspect the development time needs to ...
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After I clean the mold from a color negative with isopropyl alcohol, do I need to apply a chemical stabilizer?
Mi precious negatives from late 90s / early 2000s have developed nasty spider-like structures due to (I believe) mold. Some online research suggests to wipe them gently with 99% isopropyl alcohol.
I ...
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Difference between Spectral Sensitivity and Spectral Dye Density, and how are they linked?
I read on a paper from kodak the differences between the two, but I'm still not sure if I understand it correctly. I'm pretty certain I understand the spectral sensitivity of film, as it is pretty ...
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Did I get scammed buying this "vintage film negative"
I purchased a "vintage 8 x 10 film negative" of Shirley Temple on eBay supposedly from someones collection. I had assumed that by film negative it must be the actual film used in the camera ...
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What is the best focal length for using a DSLR to digitize film negatives?
I have 24-85mm zoom lens with Nikon D750. I am planning to use this setting for digitizing my B&W negative film.
What's the preferred focal length to use for this purpose?
People talk about ...
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What 2-1/4" roll film type in 1940 allowed more than 15 exposures of 2-3/4"?
I have copies of 18 B&W negatives from 1940 that are 2-1/4" x 3-1/4" from the same apparent roll.
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hole punch for old type 126 and 110 film
New film has holes down both side like the old school tractor feed printer paper.
Older type 126 and 110 film only has 1 hole on 1 side approx every photo.
Are there any kind of hole punches to ...
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Visible pencils marks when digitizing pencil retouched negatives
I have several old medium format portrait negatives that were retouched manually by a master photographer back in the day.
When exposed on a photographic paper, they looked amazing.
However, now when ...
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Can I use a LCD as backlight for acquiring film using a DSLR?
After asking about using a DSLR for acquiring film, I am at the stage of looking for a proper backlight.
I assume a high CRI light source is required to properly reproduce each colours of the film: ...
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The color of an overexposed and developed black and white photo film?
When black and white photo film is completely overexposed and developed, will it be completely black opaque (you can't see light through) or will it be black but not opaque (you can see light through)?...
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How to remove paper sticker on negatives?
I have a lot of old family negatives from the 80s and 90s that have a strip of paper thoroughly stuck to the top. Why was this done, and is there a safe way to remove it?
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Why is the color mask of this 135 film dark blue-green?
In the late 1990s, I encountered an exposed cassette of 135 film. (I am not the original purchaser or user of the film.) Curious about what might be on it, I sent it to a lab for processing. I was ...
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Why are my self-developed photos dark, grainy and noisy?
I am new to 35mm film photography and I am trying to pin point where I am going wrong in either my photo taking process or development process.
These photos were taken on a Cannon AF35M II, with Fuji ...
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Epson negatives scan error
I have an Epson V330 scanner, after long time sitting unused I took it to scan a few negatives. First few scans were okay but then strange stripes appeared, sometimes stripes goes all over negative, ...
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What is a reasonable file format for film scanning?
I'm looking to use my CanoScan 8600F to digitally archive the photos I've shot on film.
The issue I've stumbled on is deciding on a file format. Ideally I'd like something that is lossless but with ...
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How did my negatives end up upside down and backwards?
I am scanning 35mm negatives of old family photos and came across a roll I can't make sense of. The images are all printed upside down. What's more confusing, though, is that they appear in reverse ...
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Can I develop bw film with a c41 developer?
I have a c41 kit with all the needed chemicals to develop color negative film. Can I use the developer from this kit for black and white film?
I am aware that I will need a stop bath and a fixer, but ...
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Why are there lines in my film photos?
I just recently got my film developed and there are these lines in some of my photos. Is it my camera's fault, or there were some mistakes/errors in the developing process?
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Why am I getting occasional cloud-like artifacts on my 4x5 film shots?
Not always, just from time to time, I'm discovering these cloud-like artifacts on my 4x5 film shots. They are present on the film itself; it's not scanning artifacts. Artifacts can be present on ...
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Consistent black horizontal lines on colour negatives
I just received negatives back, and on the last 10 or so exposures there is a constant black horizontal line on the bottom left of the image. Does anyone know what it is? Thanks in advance!
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Kodak C-41 first rinse; color of rinse water
When I develop C-41 on Kodak 120 rolls the washwater from the first soak has a strong purple or green color. I am wondering what causes this color and if I can flush it without environmental concerns. ...
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How to preserve undeveloped film as a legacy gift
I am new to film photography; however, I recently had this strange little idea to take some photos and just leave them undeveloped until I am nearing the end or my family is looking at them after my ...
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Portra 400 looks desaturated and has sprocket leaks
Hi fellow photographers
I'm a hobby film photographer for a few years now having a basic understanding of photographing, developing and scanning + postprocessing.
In the past months i've shot only few ...
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My film didn't fully develop
This is my first time trying to develop film. I just bought a camera from ebay and the seller said everything was working fine. The film I used was the Ilford hp5 plus and I developed it with the ...
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Shooting mystery film found in 1930s camera
Recently I purchased a German fold-able camera which was produced in about early 1930s. Got it from camera collector who told me he never tried that camera.
To my surprise when I got this camera home, ...
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Has anyone used a peroxide-based bleach for C-41 or E-6 film processing?
I've recently been reviewing what's changed in film processing in the decade or so I've been away from it.
One of the things I found in YouTube videos is that apparently there's now a way to process ...
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Why are these film photos brighter than digital photos taken at the same time with the same settings?
I took two photos - first one with Canon 5D Mark III and the second one with analog Canon EOS 500N. I used the same lens (Canon 50mm ƒ/1.4) and settings (ISO/shutter/aperture) for both of them.
The ...
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What happened if I put stop bath ahead of developer
I accidentally processed my TriX 400 with stop bath ahead of Rodinal for 13 minutes.
Will my negatives still be usable?
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What performance differences will I see from a new film scanner, replacing Epson V350?
Recently I started doing analog photography again (as hobby), owning a Canon EOS 1N, 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, developing all films by myself in C41 with focus on cross processing.
Since I'm owning an Epson ...
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What is the advantage of C41 with separated bleach and fixer baths?
What are the advantages of performing the C41 process with separate bleach and fixer baths rather than a single blix bath from the commonly available Unicolor/CineStill/etc kits? If there is an ...
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Developing Problems, maybe with JOBO developing tank?
I have been developing my own bw film for some time, so far in a Patterson tank and without problems. Recently, I got a used JOBO-2236 Club tank...I have used it a bit, but I have gotten far more ...
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How do I produce a microscopic-size slide for stanhope
Is there a way to produce a microscopic film on a glass slide because I am trying to create a stanhope. For example in the image shown below, the image film is around 3 - 4mm.
And also is it possible ...
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Will ferricyanide based bleach work well with various C-41 and E-6 films?
I've got limited experience developing color films -- I've done a few rolls of C-41 using a two-bath color developer from a formula I found online, and Kodak bleach-fix and stabilizer, several years ...
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Blocky marks on colour negatives
I've recently started developing my own colour film with the Tetenal C-41 kit. After scanning with my Epson V600 I've noticed that some of my frames have these blocky marks on them (see a few that I'...
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What are the best Epson Scan settings to scan black and white negatives?
I am using Epson V600 as my scanner and with default Epson Scan app.
What is the best setting to use for the app?
By "best" I mean, ideal for editing with Lightroom later.
For example, what's the ...
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How to calculate the ISO of colour negative film
I've read about the process in Kodak's publication 'Basic Photographic Sensitometry
Workbook'.
My understanding of the process for black and white film, using their example, is that you:
Find the ...
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My negative is completely black and opaque — is this a camera problem, my mistake, or the lab's?
This is the second roll I took with my Minolta X-700 which I recently started using. The first roll came out completely fine but the second one I finished came out completely blank.
I didn't open the ...
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What would cause these white straight but slightly squiggly lines?
I'm using a Holga 120n camera. I look this photo in my garage with my camera stabilized on a table. I noticed two streaks on the photos after developing it. This is the only photo on the reel with ...
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What caused these strange patches on developed film negatives?
I'm getting strange patches on film negative. Sometimes they are very big, but they also seem to appear along the border of the film.
I've just CLAed my camera. MY fixer is very recent so I'm not ...
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Is there an effect of temperature on film exposure?
It is obvious that temperature plays a most critical role in developing films. It is not clear to me, though, what effects temperature might cause at the time of exposure.
I didn't stumble upon any ...
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Reciprocity failure of Rollei Retro 80S at extreme long times
I am planning to do some night shots and wanted to use Retro 80S. But I couldn't find anything on the films reciprocity failure...with a few seconds, doubling the time will probably work, but with ...
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Printing negative into paper versus Lightroom processing
I want to piggyback the excellent discussion here on the importance of the negatives to the final results.
Given a negative, there are two paths I can reach
final image:
Path A
Scan negatives into ...
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Why does colour negative film have an orange mask?
I've noticed that developed colour negatives usually have an orange layer.
Is this an artifact of an old printing process, required by the chemistry, or is there some other benefit to it?
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