Thanks, sorry I mislead you, I have used the first film a while ago and it turned out my Cosina is faulty.
I think I should make an another thread, I'm now in different 'problems'
Any camera familiar with!
A friend wanted to get rid of his cameras so he gave me these 3, a Nikon F-801S (N8008s), a Kiev 6S (6C) and a Zenit E. I have enough to play with for a while. It is great I own a 180mm 2.8 Sonnar with a p6 mount so it should be compatible with the Kiev
Nikon is loaded with a half used film, but it needs to be cleaned thoroughly. I think I'll have to remove the film. Do you think it is possible to rewind the film back and then use it again? I like the looks of expired film images, so it would be a shame to waste it.
I can't turn it on yet as one battery oxidized so I need to clean the contacts, I'll do it a bit later...
I'm not sure I understand how does the Kiev work exactly, sometimes the lever comes back by itself after rewinding and opens the shutter, as if I fired the button. Might be faulty. I'll try to find a manual for it... But first I'll try to get the Nikon working.
I don't know what to do with Zenit, as I already have one... I'll probably sell and give the money to my friend
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It’s cool that you got another load of junk…
ok all kidding aside, you just need one working camera. One. Maybe you can get that Nikon to work, but sometimes a leaked battery can ruin the electronics.
Again, you just need one decent, working camera. Stop wasting time on basket cases that may or may not work, may or may not focus correctly etc.
Unless what you want to do is fiddle with stuff instead of enjoying taking pics.
My advice is to get rid of all the junky stuff. Try and get some money for it. Save up a bit if need be so you can get a decent camera and lens that works properly. There are so many decent cameras out there for under $100.
Thanks, so this is not my fault as this happened during developing. I suspected this
I'll go to an another place next time to develop and see what happens
Is that a scan? I'd be more worried about the uneven exposure across the frame. Especially the left 1/4
It's a scan, I didn't notice really . Probably thought it was lens vignetting, but now I see it is not the same size on both sides
Thanks, so this is not my fault as this happened during developing. I suspected this
I'll go to an another place next time to develop and see what happens
If by this you mean you have someone else develop your roll of b&w then I would suggest doing it yourself. Don't know what you're paying for processing and the cost of chemicals there but it can be less costly and you can get cleaner results. It is super easy once you knock out the first roll and could be fun too!
BTW, most all color and b&w film have so much latitude - particularly for overexposure, that you don't even need a lightmeter - internal or otherwise.
Thanks, I think I'll try it... I'll order some Rodinal and Adofix, that should be enough? I have a tank, but don't have a black bag. I can turn off the lights in my bathroom, no windows there
Developer, fixer, yep, that's the minimum. You might find too much light leaks around the edges of the bathroom door, even with a towel stuffed underneath, but a careful application of weatherstrip can do wonders for that (ask me how I know).
Just load the reels and tank at night, with the lights turned off outside the bathroom as well.
You can always load the reels and tank at night, and then develop film the next day - just label the tank well!
Yep, hall lights out and a towel under the door, you should be fine. I've had a couple darkrooms where after a half hour in the dark I could see the outline of my hand held up in front of me, and never had fogging I could attribute to that. Bottom line is, your fully dark-adapted eyes are more sensitive than film for a short exposure time (film, however, can soak up exposure over a long period, which your eyes can't). That's why "safe time" is a useful term -- my current darkroom has a safe time for film above ten minutes even when the sun is shining on the window cover; my old one it was close to thirty minutes (window was on the north side, so never direct sun). And yet I can see outlines...
Thanks, I think I'll try it... I'll order some Rodinal and Adofix, that should be enough? I have a tank, but don't have a black bag. I can turn off the lights in my bathroom, no windows there
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