Don Miller
14-Oct-2003, 17:36
Well, I was stupid.
In the dim light of the first shot of three days of shooting I had a jam of a quickload holder. I cleared the ruined sheet of film but didn't check to see that I had removed the metal clip. What happened next? Three days of unexposed film. I had heard this could happen but I just wasn't careful.
With the metal clip in the holder subsequent film still loads with the reassuring click. But when the cardboard is retracted the film moves with the cover.
The only good news is that I didn't have any "Oh my gosh look at that" shots. Everything I saw I can find again.
I'm still confused by what caused the initial jam. But I'm pretty sure it was something I did. But the holder is going in the trash anyways.
After many years of photography I've had my first film disaster. Not the end of the world, but I sure miss the thrill of placing new sheets of film on the light table this evening.
In the dim light of the first shot of three days of shooting I had a jam of a quickload holder. I cleared the ruined sheet of film but didn't check to see that I had removed the metal clip. What happened next? Three days of unexposed film. I had heard this could happen but I just wasn't careful.
With the metal clip in the holder subsequent film still loads with the reassuring click. But when the cardboard is retracted the film moves with the cover.
The only good news is that I didn't have any "Oh my gosh look at that" shots. Everything I saw I can find again.
I'm still confused by what caused the initial jam. But I'm pretty sure it was something I did. But the holder is going in the trash anyways.
After many years of photography I've had my first film disaster. Not the end of the world, but I sure miss the thrill of placing new sheets of film on the light table this evening.