On 29 Oct 2005 at 18:43, Toralf Lund wrote: > So, you think the actual pattern suggests that this happened while the > film was in the camera? Would the fact that frame 15 has a similar, but > narrower, band also be consistent with that.
Definitely, if there is a band on frame 15 too that confirms it. > Well, it's been a while since I shot those frames - the film has been > sitting in the camera for a while - so I don't remember exactly what I > did, and I didn't bother to take notes, either. What I can say, however, is > > 1. I'm quite certain that the back wasn't opened at the time, or at > least, that I didn't ever notice that it was. There is of course a > slight possibility that it opened, then shut itself, as I carried > the camera in a bag. OK I really don't think that was the cause, the light appears to have come in through the light box. > 2. As you can see, I was playing around with a wide-angle lens at the > time. It was the Zenitar 16, which has a rear filter arrangement > (as you may know), and I was also changing the filters around a > bit, trying some shots with the coloured ones (being bored, and > lacking the inspiration to take really interesting pictures...) Yes, red or yellow :-) > 3. It is definitely possible that I messed up somehow on frame 18 - > that's why frame 19 has essentially the same shot. I'll bet it was gross over-exposure. > So can overexposure really have consequences like this? I never realised... Well you know now :-) Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998

