Fuji Velvia

Light leak or what?

nobody@flickr.com (gskger) — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:27:23 -0700

gskger posted a new topic:

Dear all,

most likely some you folks in the Fuji Velvia Group have experienced the unpleasant surprise of getting a ruined film back from the lab.

The attached film is a contact sheet scan of a Fuji Velvia 50 120 slide film in its protective sleeve, using a Epson V700. The exposure series was taken with a Fuji GX617 and I usually have no problems with the lab (about 50+ rolls of various film types developed over the time). I just send them my films and get them back developed with no prior problems.

The Fuji GX617 is a panoramic camera shooting 4 images on a 120 roll film (#1 is top left, #4 is bottom right, spooling from left to right) and I wonder if you can interpret the pattern of overexposed film and share your opinion if this is due to a light leak or more likely mishandling during development. I never had this before.

I am waiting for a second film to check for the light leak theory and I know that this is a bit like reading tea leaves but I would appreciate any comments or hints.

Kind regards,
Gerhard

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nobody@flickr.com (Michael Costolo) — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 12:32:45 -0700

Michael Costolo posted a reply:

It can. But it is common in contrasty emulsions like Velvia to add a little exposure to get some shadow detail, particularly in lower contrast scenes. But we're talking like 1/3 stop, not a full one. A whole stop of overexposure in Velvia will probably not be salvageable.

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nobody@flickr.com (Alan Klein 100) — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 08:15:11 -0700

Alan Klein 100 posted a reply:

Won't overexposing reversable slide film burn out the highlights which are unrecoverable?

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nobody@flickr.com (Sakessu) — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 06:02:08 -0700

Sakessu posted a reply:

If you are going to scan it, overexposing is the way you want to go anyway.

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nobody@flickr.com (Michael Costolo) — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 04:07:39 -0700

Michael Costolo posted a reply:

Hopefully you shot the whole roll that way. Tell the lab, they can push process it a stop.

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nobody@flickr.com (Mystyler13) — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 22:24:03 -0700

Mystyler13 posted a reply:

I've never done this to any of my film so I can't comment on what they may come out like, but talk to your lab - you should be able to get them push processed.

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nobody@flickr.com (.PhotoBill.) — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 22:16:29 -0700

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Just shot Velvia 100 at 200 iso, Are my shots gonna be ruined? Is there a way to fix it?

Expired Fuji Velvia 50 from 1997

nobody@flickr.com (allangeerusky) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:21:41 -0700

allangeerusky posted a new topic:

I have a couple of rolls of Fuji Velvia 50 that expired in 1997. I think they were probably in the fridge at some point. When I found them, they were in a dark, dusty room that no one ever walks into. I want to shoot a roll or two. Should I shoot them at ISO 50 or what?

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nobody@flickr.com (M.Pat) — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 02:12:54 -0800

M.Pat posted a reply:

Hi, I'm Patrice from Paris. I try the fuji velvia 100 on my little reflex pentax and I like it.

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nobody@flickr.com (Eric C Bryan) — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:24:44 -0800

Eric C Bryan posted a reply:

Try shooting at ISO 33. I've had good results shooting Velvia 50 and 100 1/3 stop slower than the box rated ISO 50.