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    Re: What happened?

    Perhaps it is gross overexposure due to a sticky shutter. The texture in the sky might be digital artifacts from the scanning process.

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    The lower print lacks contrast. Are they printed with the same exposure and paper grade? What do the negatives look like?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ic-racer View Post
    The lower print lacks contrast. Are they printed with the same exposure and paper grade? What do the negatives look like?
    These are scans, not prints. I described the negative a few posts up.

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    Re: What happened?

    Given the description, it sounds like gross overexposure. Since there is no evidence of light leaks, it could be one of the following options:
    * Shutter didn't close properly
    * Shutter is way off calibration (unlikely due to the huge amount of overexposure)
    * You mistakenly opened the shutter into preview mode before re-inserting the dark slide.
    My money is on option #3.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kenj8246 View Post
    These are scans, not prints. I described the negative a few posts up.
    Here's a thought - scan both at the same time, side by side on the glass. Adjust scanning parameters for the "good" negative, which will then show how the bad neg compares to it. Then there will be less guessing going on...

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    Quote Originally Posted by koraks View Post
    Given the description, it sounds like gross overexposure. Since there is no evidence of light leaks, it could be one of the following options:
    * Shutter didn't close properly
    * Shutter is way off calibration (unlikely due to the huge amount of overexposure)
    * You mistakenly opened the shutter into preview mode before re-inserting the dark slide.
    My money is on option #3.
    I think we have a winner! I DO have a bad habit of not closing the shutter after preview and focus but inserting the filmholder just the same. Very highly likely, indeed.

    Kenny

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    Quote Originally Posted by kenj8246 View Post
    I think we have a winner! I DO have a bad habit of not closing the shutter after preview and focus but inserting the filmholder just the same. Very highly likely, indeed.

    Kenny
    If the shutter had been left open then exposure would have been controlled by the removal and reinsertion of the dark slide, usually resulting in some visible side to side unevenness in the negative. Also, exposure by dark slide removal has a tendency to be show some camera movement in the subject due to the pulling/pushing of the dark slide, but none of that is obvious in the bad shot.

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    Re: What happened?

    It would also have been blurry as a drunk's vision on New Years Eve.
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    Or forgot to close lens down after composing for the horizontal. That would take care of camera shake that happens if one does not close the lens (preview). I tried to see if the DoF changed, but could not.
    "Landscapes exist in the material world yet soar in the realms of the spirit..." Tsung Ping, 5th Century China

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jmarmck View Post
    It would also have been blurry as a drunk's vision on New Years Eve.
    One of the flags at the lower left might be blurred out. That's assuming that a tripod was used. That seems likely, seeing how well the photo is composed.

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