Pictures not showing up

[bdoss2006]

I developed this roll of 120 that I took in a no1 pocket Kodak jr, and only one picture showed up. There are some black marks on the other parts of the film but for the most part it’s clear. This may have been the only picture I took out side in the bright sun. I don’t know if they didn’t have enough exposure time or what.

 

[bdoss2006]

 

[neilt3]

The black frame is grossly overexposed , the thin frame is very underexposed, and the rest look to have a faint mark on the frame , but almost a clear negative .
These are grossly underexposed.

Unless you had a mad moment calculating the required exposure, then the shutter on your camera needs a good service .

Most of the frames seems to have reverted to the highest speed , and it's possible you had the aperture set to its smallest .
One frame looks like the shutter stuck open .

Before we blame everything on the camera , how did you work out what aperture and shutter speed to use ?
It might be your fault , but the exposures are that far out , it's unlikely.

 

[bdoss2006]

The black frame is grossly overexposed , the thin frame is very underexposed, and the rest look to have a faint mark on the frame , but almost a clear negative .
These are grossly underexposed.

Unless you had a mad moment calculating the required exposure, then the shutter on your camera needs a good service .

Most of the frames seems to have reverted to the highest speed , and it's possible you had the aperture set to its smallest .
One frame looks like the shutter stuck open .

Before we blame everything on the camera , how did you work out what aperture and shutter speed to use ?
It might be your fault , but the exposures are that far out , it's unlikely.

The one picture that is dark looks good in the light. I think that’s just how it looks laying on the table. The camera I have only has time and instant for exposure time. I think I had it on a smaller aperture

 

[neilt3]

The one picture that is dark looks good in the light. I think that’s just how it looks laying on the table. The camera I have only has time and instant for exposure time. I think I had it on a smaller aperture

It's more likely the shutter didn't open at all in that case .
Unless you used a very slow film and shot in the dark , something would show up .
Don't forget when this camera was made all that was available is what we consider slow film .
So if the only shutter speed is about 1/30 second , you should have still ended up with an image .
Not necessarily a good one , but not a blank piece of film .

I use an Ensign Ful-Vue that also has just instantaneous or trip for shutter speeds .
That wasn't working well , so I stripped it down , cleaned it , and lubricated it with the graphite of a pencil , and it works great again .
Summer I use Ilford FP-4 in it , winter it gets HP-5 .
Exposure is what it is !
It's rare that I don't get a useable negative .
If it's really low light , I hold it on a solid surface and use the trip function.

 

[bdoss2006]

It's more likely the shutter didn't open at all in that case .
Unless you used a very slow film and shot in the dark , something would show up .
Don't forget when this camera was made all that was available is what we consider slow film .
So if the only shutter speed is about 1/30 second , you should have still ended up with an image .
Not necessarily a good one , but not a blank piece of film .

I use an Ensign Ful-Vue that also has just instantaneous or trip for shutter speeds .
That wasn't working well , so I stripped it down , cleaned it , and lubricated it with the graphite of a pencil , and it works great again .
Summer I use Ilford FP-4 in it , winter it gets HP-5 .
Exposure is what it is !
It's rare that I do t get a useable negative .

If it didn’t open at all wonder what caused the black marks?

 

[neilt3]

If it didn’t open at all wonder what caused the black marks?

Fair point .
Was it those shots taken indoors ?
What film did you use ?

The fact one frame is fully developed confirms the fault is either with you or the camera .
It's clear they haven't received sufficient exposure.

Had they all come out thin or blank , it could have been a developing issue , but you can rule that out due to one having come out right .

With the back of the camera open , fire the shutter and asses the shutter speed , does it seem about 1/30" ?

 

[bdoss2006]

Fair point .
Was it those shots taken indoors ?
What film did you use ?

The fact one frame is fully developed confirms the fault is either with you or the camera .
It's clear they haven't received sufficient exposure.

Had they all come out thin or blank , it could have been a developing issue , but you can rule that out due to one having come out right .

With the back of the camera open , fire the shutter and asses the shutter speed , does it seem about 1/30" ?

I honestly don’t remember about all of them. I know some of them were taken indoors. I don’t remember anymore outdoor ones other than the one that turned out good but there may have been. I was messing with the camera a few minutes ago and the shutter was acting up. It would not open or stay open or just go slower than it should. I hadn’t noticed that until now though. I was using ilford hp5 film (400 iso)

 

[neilt3]

I honestly don’t remember about all of them. I know some of them were taken indoors. I don’t remember anymore outdoor ones other than the one that turned out good but there may have been. I was messing with the camera a few minutes ago and the shutter was acting up. It would not open or stay open or just go slower than it should. I hadn’t noticed that until now though. I was using ilford hp5 film (400 iso)

Time for a service .