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I left by mistake a bag with ten rolls of unexposed film in the car for two days. The heat was 95F in the shade, and the car was parked outside in the sun. The car is black.
I will take one roll of film to see what will come out.
Has anyone here some experiences with "fried film"?
Will there by extensive fogging or what?
I had left a camera with some Provia 100F loaded all through late spring and summer a few years back... Slides seemed fine when I finished them in late Autumn.
rogue_designer
07-24-2008, 15:41
I doubt you'll see any damage - 2 days of that treatment isn't really that bad. Certainly no worse than it would get trekking around in a pack on a desert or jungle photoshoot.
In general:
Color film with be hit worse than BW (in my experience).
Slower film will be hurt less than fast film.
shadowfox
07-24-2008, 15:52
Raid, you're in Florida, right? I'm in Texas, so I feel qualified to chime in about heat this time of the year :D
I left my camera bag in the car all the time, sometimes in the shade, other times in the full sun. I have dealt with light leaks, but *never* have a problem with fogged film. And you know I use expired films most of the time.
Thank you guys. These are promising news. Maybe I got lucky and the film turns out well after all. Most of the film is color.
Brennotdan
07-24-2008, 16:56
I found a roll of Fuji Superia that I had forgotten about, sitting in the rear window of my car this spring. It was out of the plastic canister and was there for about two weeks cooking in direct sun every day. I shot it anyway, and the negatives came back grainy with a severe purple/blue cast. That is an extreme case, and I have left film in the car for a few days with no problems.
SolaresLarrave
07-24-2008, 17:15
Nothing as extreme... but I had a small batch of E-6 film (Ektachrome ISO 64) in a bag, left leaning against a radiator for two days in the winter of 2002, while visiting a friend in NY. The heater was on all the time. When I finally moved the bag, the surface of the spot where the film was stored was really hot. It didn't burn or melt anything, mind you, but the film was under this treatment for 48 hours.
I expected the worst.
Nothing happened. Bright colors, perfect sharpness, all was fine.
So, Raid, don't worry about it. Film is a lot tougher than we think. :)
And, at times, so are we! ;)
Hi Francisco,
The film was inside a camera bag, and the bag was inside the car on the floor and away from the sun. I will count on "tough film"!
Your film will be fine. What kind is it? Oh thats my favorite. It might be bad, You better send it to me for some testing.;):D
Your film will be fine. What kind is it? Oh thats my favorite. It might be bad, You better send it to me for some testing.;):D
Some film was Portra 160NC and some was B&W.
If the film is just horrible, I will send the rolls to you. Sure.:D
Oh my! I really do happen to love Porta 160NC. Awhile back I shot a roll & fell for the pastel type of color it seems to have. It's a film all it's own. MOF I just bought a new roll & it's in my camera bag waiting to be loaded. I seriously do think it will be fine. Happy shooting.:)
Oh my! I really do happen to love Porta 160NC. Awhile back I shot a roll & fell for the pastel type of color it seems to have. It's a film all it's own. MOF I just bought a new roll & it's in my camera bag waiting to be loaded. I seriously do think it will be fine. Happy shooting.:)
Thanks. I have loaded up my Contax IIa with film from that group of rolls. It's time to try out the old Tessar 5cm/2.8.
shadowfox
07-25-2008, 13:57
Some film was Portra 160NC and some was B&W.
If the film is just horrible, I will send the rolls to you. Sure.:D
Man, Raid, unfortunately for you, that Portra 160NC will be affected, you'll get less saturated colors and instead got horribly natural skin colors.
Send those rolls to me for immediate disposal ;)
Man, Raid, unfortunately for you, that Portra 160NC will be affected, you'll get less saturated colors and instead got horribly natural skin colors.
Send those rolls to me for immediate disposal ;)
Will,
I am not going to expose you to a film that will burn your skin and result in "horribly natural skin colors". You could sue me afterwards! :D
SolaresLarrave
07-26-2008, 05:05
Raid, nothing works better than film's self-preservation instinct.
I'd like to see the resulting shots, of course. They'll be fine. And you may want to repeat the experiment! :)
Raid, nothing works better than film's self-preservation instinct.
I'd like to see the resulting shots, of course. They'll be fine. And you may want to repeat the experiment! :)
We could use the oven for such an experiment. Now mail me a lot of film that I can bake in the oven. We can test how much film can withstand being baked or broiled ...
Man, Raid, unfortunately for you, that Portra 160NC will be affected, you'll get less saturated colors and instead got horribly natural skin colors.
Send those rolls to me for immediate disposal ;)
Hey buster I had first dibs on this film, but being the nice guy that I am, I would be willing to split it with you.;):D
SolaresLarrave
07-26-2008, 11:05
Baked film? What kind of beverage goes with it, beer or wine? :confused:
Hey buster I had first dibs on this film, but being the nice guy that I am, I would be willing to split it with you.;):D
GB: You are first in line. Don't worry. :D
Baked film? What kind of beverage goes with it, beer or wine? :confused:
Francisco: I usually use a rich tomato sauce for my portra 160nc pizza ...
shadowfox
07-28-2008, 10:31
Hey buster I had first dibs on this film, but being the nice guy that I am, I would be willing to split it with you.;):D
Of course, my mistake, you're first.
... age before beauty... :p
kshapero
07-28-2008, 11:10
Wait a minute, I live in very South Florida. I live in a state of permanent paranoia that if I accidentally leave my camera with film in it, in the car for more than 15 minutes I am screwed. Have I lived a lie all these years? You mean......I don't have to be so careful?
I've ruined more than a few rolls leaving it in the car before I realized what the issue was. It makes color film grainy and muted, like a gray filter, in my experience.
I would not stress about 15 minutes in the sun, but don't expect a day in a car in hot sun to have a beneficial effect. I wouldn't throw the film away, but might reserve it to test a body for light leaks and shutter speeds. Then you can be pleasantly surprised rather than bitterly disappointed :)
And keep in mind that the inside of a camera bag on a sunny 120 degree day in the desert is not nearly as harsh as the inside of a car on a hot sunny day in more temperate climes. The car is an oven, while the camera bag outside is so much less so. In the bag outside, the film is in shade. In the car, the heat easily exceeds a sunny desert, absorbing energy until everything insde gets too hot to touch.
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