darkslides - which side do you use first?

pellicle

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Hi

I've developed that habit of having white showing for unexposed, and replacing with slide with the black showing for exposed. I know it doesn't matter really, but I just wondered if I had happened upon doing it the same way as others?
 

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I do it that way, but I'm sure others do it the other way around.

white: can see the light
black: can't see the light no more.

G
 

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I was under the impression that White = unexposed, Black = exposed was a universally accepted method. I would hate to be sharing holders with anyone who did it the other way around.
 

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White = Ready for light
Dark = Ready for darkroom



Steve.
 

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White for unexposed, black for exposed is pretty standard.
 

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opposite way

Well - I always had trouble remembering which side should be for what until I wrote on the white side the word "exposed" - so I do the opposite of most and black to me means the film is still dark and white means it's had light hit it - plus having the word"exposed" written on the white side helps me remember - haven't made a mistake with the film since I adopted this method.
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That's the way I do it.

But there are people who routinely write with their left hand, drink warm beer, or drive on the wrong side of the road, so I suppose the other way works also.
 

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Ditto for me also.

I always thought of it as breakfast and the cameras is the toaster.

White=untoasted white bread.
Black=toasted bread (I have an Uncle that always has his morning toast burnt black).

Wayne
 

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Well just to confound everyone, I base it on the rough side of the pull tab is facing outwards for unexposed and facing inwards for exposed. I forget which is white or black and using the the tab for feel I can change film in the changing bag without having to be able to see black or white and without having to use one system for daylight and another one for changing film.
 

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I ,too, take the contrarian approach. Black has not seen the light, white/silver has seen the light.

But, then again, people have commented that I'm not 100% normal.
 

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Doesn't matter which way one does it -- as long as one does not share film holders with someone who works the opposite way!

black -- exposed film (exposing makes the film black).

Vaughn
 

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Dave Miller said:
More to the point, how do you know if you have film loaded to start with? Question from one who just exposed 4 empty slides.
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I just shake the holder and can hear the film rattling about.

Previous threads on this topic yielded an idea of putting a rubber band around the holder end-to-end (the 10" direction) if it is loaded, and around the middle (8" direction) when empty.

Vaughn
 

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Dave Miller said:
More to the point, how do you know if you have film loaded to start with? Question from one who just exposed 4 empty slides.
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"French film", I once heard someone call that.

I'm wondering about the answer to this one too. I haven't been bitten by it yet, but one of these days. What do people do---keep empty holders somewhere different?

-NT
 

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I write the film type in pencil in the white space on the filmholder when there is film loaded, and I erase it when there is no film in the holder.
 

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Dave Miller said:
More to the point, how do you know if you have film loaded to start with? Question from one who just exposed 4 empty slides.
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I label my holders with the film info, it includes the date I load the film. After I have unloaded the holder, I remove the information. Blank holders are assured to be unloaded, labeled holders are assured to be loaded.
 

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I use elastic bands as well. No elastic means unloaded holder. Elastic goes on short side when holder is loaded. Elastic goes on wrist when I pull holder out to shoot. Elastic goes on long side of holder after exposure. Same routine since day one. Once in a while I'll use a Post-It Note for push/pull instructions.
 
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