Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I notice that the Ilford order form gives you the option of specifying push/pull processing so I would still be inclined to discuss it with them on the phone and go with what they say. Gerry Gerry Walden LRPS www.gwpics.com +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or +44 (0)797 287 7932 > On 16 Aug 2017, at 10:21, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> wrote: > > All, > > I put my M3 back in to use over the vacation. I was exposing the film in > it as > ASA400 assuming that I had one of my usual films in it. > > HOWEVER ( :-( ) I found that I had a roll of 125 ASA FP4+ in it when I > came to > the end of the roll. When I started using it I had noticed that I had > already > exposed some 10 frames. So I have 10 frames exposed at 125 ASA and 25 - or > thereabouts - exposed as 400 ASA. Most of the shots taken when I was > assuming it > was 400 were exposed in the region of f8 - f16 at 1/500th. > > I send film to Ilford to process. My question is: how should I tell them to > develop it? > > I think I have the following options: > > (i) DON'T - just bin it and write it off to bad luck! > > (ii) Develop it as (say) 200 ASA, accept that some will be under-exposed > and > that the rest will be over exposed and sort it out when I scan the film > and play > with it in PS or NikFX (or whatever). The short exposure times on the 400 > ASA > shots may help as they will be on he darker side. > > (iii) Develop it as one or the other (125 or 400 ASA) > > Any other thoughts/recommendations? > > Peter > > PS I know that I should shoot a whole roll before i forget what the film > is and > go off on autopilot :-) > -- > > =========================================================== > Dr Peter Dzwig > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information