Les McLean said:Wait till you get the hang of loading the film and go out and get the shot of a lifetime with the most magnificent light you can imagine. Rush home and load the tank, prepare the chemicals paying special attention to the temperature for you want this roll to be perfectly developed. Put the first solution into the tank and before you stop pouring you know that you've put the fixer in first. Been there done that !*^0£"3
Welcome to the club Sean
Sean said:Well I had high hopes for this roll. This is from the shoot with John and Robert last weekend. It would have probably had 3 of my best negs, and it was shot with my 645. The roll came out blank so I am almost 100% sure I must have loaded the film backwards and exposed nothing but blackout paper? It was the first time I ever used 120roll (previously used polaroid 665 negs). I guess I'll grab a few expired films from the shop and practice loading again and shoot a quick test roll. The camera seems fine, shutter is firing properly, etc. sigh..
Les McLean said:Put the first solution into the tank and before you stop pouring you know that you've put the fixer in first. Been there done that !*^0£"3
Sean said:Thanks guys (and no worries Robert, looks like these things happen a lot!)
Well, I am sure I did not put the fixer in first, I have a habit of doing a quick smell test before pouring. I think the next few times I load a roll I might just pop on my night vision goggle and have a quick peek at it to ensure that yes, there's the film. I should be able to reshoot atleast 2 of the 3 shots so will have to head back up and try again. Might even do some polaroid negs as backup just to be extra sure everything is working well. Eventhough it was a loss I still had fun shooting with John and Robert and got some training on the eyes..
I prefer the newer, more advanced, Damitol 2L. Seems to do the trick when nothing else will. (When nothing else will make my results totally suck, that is)Flotsam said:You gotta stop using Damitol developer. Pre-packaged or home-mixed, the stuff just doesn't work.
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