I just shot 4 rolls of kodak gold 100 for a friend's wedding. After developing at a local lab, the first two rolls turned out, and the last one also came out well, but the third roll, only the first 4 shots came through. The rest of the negative was blank. The edge markings (Kodak and frame number) was there, but the frames were all blank. Does this mean that the Kodak film was inproperly manufactured? I don't think it's my camera (Pentax PZ-1 SLR) because the counter still counted, the motor and the mirror did not sound like it was stuck, the last good frame in the negative was NOT black (multiple exposures of the same frame) and it rewound properly at the end of the roll. It's not the developer because the negative edge markings developed properly. The pictures were shot outdoors on a sunny day and I did not adjust anything on my camera for any special settings.
> I just shot 4 rolls of kodak gold 100 for a friend's wedding. After > developing at a local lab, the first two rolls turned out, and the > last one also came out well, but the third roll, only the first 4 > shots came through. The rest of the negative was blank. The edge > markings (Kodak and frame number) was there, but the frames were all > blank. Does this mean that the Kodak film was inproperly > manufactured? I don't think it's my camera (Pentax PZ-1 SLR) because > the counter still counted, the motor and the mirror did not sound like > it was stuck, the last good frame in the negative was NOT black > (multiple exposures of the same frame) and it rewound properly at the > end of the roll. It's not the developer because the negative edge > markings developed properly. The pictures were shot outdoors on a > sunny day and I did not adjust anything on my camera for any special > settings.
> Anyone experienced this before?
It means the photographer made an error. No exposure was made. The film in your cassette came of a huge spool of the same film base and emulsion. It isn't going to start to malfunction at frame 5.
Stuff certainly happens! I was contracted out to do a country & western fashion walkway. Had never done it before but went the day before and shot a lot of film. All the different walks/positions etc. using only one gal. Next day, new batteries/films/etc. I had several frames that weren't worth a hoot on each roll. Only thing is that either the flash wasn't putting out enough or it actually didn't fire at all. Murphy's Law.
jonching2...@yahoo.ca (puffball) wrote in message <news:4ebc93d6.0406140842.358e79e@posting.google.com>... > I just shot 4 rolls of kodak gold 100 for a friend's wedding. After > developing at a local lab, the first two rolls turned out, and the > last one also came out well, but the third roll, only the first 4 > shots came through. The rest of the negative was blank. The edge > markings (Kodak and frame number) was there, but the frames were all > blank. Does this mean that the Kodak film was inproperly > manufactured? I don't think it's my camera (Pentax PZ-1 SLR) because > the counter still counted, the motor and the mirror did not sound like > it was stuck, the last good frame in the negative was NOT black > (multiple exposures of the same frame) and it rewound properly at the > end of the roll. It's not the developer because the negative edge > markings developed properly. The pictures were shot outdoors on a > sunny day and I did not adjust anything on my camera for any special > settings.
> I just shot 4 rolls of kodak gold 100 for a friend's wedding. After > developing at a local lab, the first two rolls turned out, and the > last one also came out well, but the third roll, only the first 4 > shots came through. The rest of the negative was blank. The edge > markings (Kodak and frame number) was there, but the frames were all > blank. Does this mean that the Kodak film was inproperly > manufactured? I don't think it's my camera (Pentax PZ-1 SLR) because > the counter still counted, the motor and the mirror did not sound like > it was stuck, the last good frame in the negative was NOT black > (multiple exposures of the same frame) and it rewound properly at the > end of the roll. It's not the developer because the negative edge > markings developed properly. The pictures were shot outdoors on a > sunny day and I did not adjust anything on my camera for any special > settings.
> Anyone experienced this before?
Photographer error. Film doesn't go bad all of a sudden. Those edge markings are exposed in the same emulsion as is on the rest of the film . Clear frames=no light on film. Lens cap on lens? Lens not properply mounted on camera? Flash Sync shutter speed not set correctly? Flash batterries dead? And so forth.... not likely the film or processor....
> On 2004-06-14 12:42:50 -0400, jonching2...@yahoo.ca (puffball) said:
> > I just shot 4 rolls of kodak gold 100 for a friend's wedding. After > > developing at a local lab, the first two rolls turned out, and the > > last one also came out well, but the third roll, only the first 4 > > shots came through. The rest of the negative was blank. The edge > > markings (Kodak and frame number) was there, but the frames were all > > blank. Does this mean that the Kodak film was inproperly > > manufactured? I don't think it's my camera (Pentax PZ-1 SLR) because > > the counter still counted, the motor and the mirror did not sound like > > it was stuck, the last good frame in the negative was NOT black > > (multiple exposures of the same frame) and it rewound properly at the > > end of the roll. It's not the developer because the negative edge > > markings developed properly. The pictures were shot outdoors on a > > sunny day and I did not adjust anything on my camera for any special > > settings.
> > Anyone experienced this before?
> Photographer error. Film doesn't go bad all of a sudden. Those edge > markings are exposed in the same emulsion as is on the rest of the film > . Clear frames=no light on film. Lens cap on lens? Lens not > properply mounted on camera? Flash Sync shutter speed not set > correctly? Flash batterries dead? And so forth.... not likely the film > or processor....
Was there one multiple/over exposed frame (black negative) at the end of the good ones and before the unexposed ones? I mean, was the film failing to wind on? Are the sprocket perforations torn anywhere?
if it's an SLR then the OP can hardly have left the lens cap on!
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