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[OM] Re: aaargh, messed up filmspeed on graduation!

Subject: [OM] Re: aaargh, messed up filmspeed on graduation!
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 08:10:09 +0100
Lovely Bill, just lovely!

Chris

  p.s. I know someone who owns an XA into which he loaded Press 800 and 
set the camera for 800.  He had it in the camera for some weeks and  
halfway through the film he reset it to ISO400 thinking that he had 
moved it to 800 by mistake.  I understand that the film developed 
fine... ;-) cb
On 13 Jun 2004, at 01:55, NSURIT@xxxxxxx wrote:

>
> In a message dated 6/12/2004 7:33:37 PM Central Standard Time,
> iddibhai@xxxxxxx writes:
>
> hopefully, the ultrawide latitude and low contrast nature of the
> film will save my butt
>
> You probably will have no problem and your sister will even think you 
> are a
> hero.  Only your friends here at the OM list will know how really 
> screwed up
> you are.  I'm so glad you are the only one who has even done what you 
> did.  If
> it wasn't that way, some of the rest of us would have to feel like 
> real dumb
> a##e#.  Fortunately we don't.  I do have a fellow I know very well who 
> shot a
> wedding for a friend who had too many weddings scheduled one weekend 
> and the
> flash synch got moved from X to M.  Everyone was so very pleased with 
> the
> results.  Just know, you will be OK and it could be worse.  You know 
> this same guy,
> reticulated a roll of black & white film he shot of his cousin's 
> wedding about
> 35 years ago.  He should have gotten into another line of work, like 
> insurance
> or something like that.  Next time I see him, I think I'll mention it 
> to him.
>  {;^)  Bill Barber
>


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