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Jul 8, 2018 17:10:48 #
hassighedgehog wrote:
Only time I went to Hawaii had about 15 to 20 rolls of film to develop, not enough money left to do all at once, so took about a month to get all done. Found at least 2 36 roll that were exposed as ASA 64, but film was ASA 25. But were fairly sharp. Underexposure made the colors very saturated.
After a few times with paying for prints that were bad (and money was tight in those days) I changed to slides for most of my film... then selectively print later.
Someone mentioned their old film cameras... wish I could be sure but I think my 1st 35mm, in 1965/66 was a Peitri 7S (? spelling) in Viet Nam. I do remember my 2nd 35mm, a Canon Ftb in Germany in 1969 or 70.
Jul 8, 2018 17:51:40 #
About as long as it takes me to get home and shove the card into my computer!!
Don
Don
Jul 8, 2018 18:19:06 #
jerryc41 wrote:
True! It's better to be disappointed immediately, rather than worrying all week. 
I concur
Jul 8, 2018 20:57:12 #
Back in the early 70's, while going to school in Dallas, I did a stint with "Snap Shots Inc" and we processed several thousand rolls each night. I'm amazed there were so few screw ups... I was also amazed at what folks photographed...
Thorny Devil wrote:
Or worse, you send a roll of film away to be proce... (show quote)
Jul 8, 2018 21:23:45 #
Back in the early 60s I went to Scotland for two years as a missionary for the LDS Church. I took a half-frame, 35mm, Olympus Pen camera. I had several rolls of 36 exposure slide film and so I got 72 shots from each roll. In two years i used a lot more than the two rolls i took with me. I shots my brains out with that camera (I still have it and it still works). Living on $100 a month at the time I could not afford to have the film processed over there, so when I had several rolls shot I would send them home to my mom, who had them developed into slides. I did not see those images for months and years. Today I have several trays of those dear slides. Great memories. I was blessed with a camera that took great pictures even when I did not know what i was doing at the time.
Jul 9, 2018 04:19:37 #
Ed Greding
Loc: Texas
I remember. Forty years ago I traveled to hard-to-reach places in Central America, photos being uppermost for me. Film was expensive so I couldn't afford much bracketing. 'Had to wait until reaching civilization to get film developed, and was often disappointed. Hoping for good pictures, I'd get a few if I was careful and lucky; the rest were often mediocre. How I wish I'd had digital capacity then, so I could check on the spot---never dreamed a time like this would come so soon after!. 'Born too early, maybe. I count my blessings today, but treasure the memories of yesteryear! I remember.
Jul 9, 2018 08:43:13 #
autry
Loc: Ashland, VA. - Center of The Universe
MY daughter worked with a girl who hired a Pro photographer to shoot her wedding. The next day the Pro called and said he didn't have film in the camera. I was sharing this true story again this last weekend and a lady said she did the same thing at her sons birthday..
Jul 11, 2018 19:00:31 #
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