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 think I will end up chatting to Ilford and making sure that they scan what is there well. Then I will see have to see what I can do. Peter On 16/08/2017 15:21, Gerry Walden wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > . > -- =========================================================== Dr Peter Dzwig