Bob Walkden wrote: > Hi, > > annsan wrote: > > I don't think I've gone on a trip without either actually losing a roll of exposed > > film or thinking I had > > when I got home and looked at the results. >
> Bob instructs: > to avoid this you should number your films in advance, and keep a > notebook where you write down the film number as you put it into the > camera, and write basic caption details (who, what, where, when, why) > and basic exposure notes such as EI if you're not rating it normal > (you should also write this on the can, of course). > This is essential if you're on a long trip shooting a lot of film, otherwise > you're likely to lose track of the photo details. It also means you can account > for each roll when you've finished the trip ann replies, somewhat testily :) Jeez, Bob .... I have notes and numbers up the wazoo - I've only been doing this stuff for 35 years. I was kinda kidding , but no matter how careful you are, there is an emotial element especially when the action is hot And anyone, no matter how well they plan, can drop a roll of film off a mountain trail when scurrying to reload, etc. But the _feeling_ that you must have lost a roll somewhere because that shot in your head is not on your film has more to do with, I think, the shot you didn't click off for any number of reasons. Bob W continues: > .Of course, the other essential thing is to put all the finished rolls > in the same place. That is, take a bag specifically for used rolls of > film rather than just tossing them into a suitcase somewhere where > they're all loose and easily lost. Of course ( and see above.) I actually use two small coolers - one for pre, one for post. Each roll of film has a color code on the canister for the film type where I write the number AFTER it is exposed. I carry a small notebook , one camera loaded with color, one with black and white (or two different kinds of film, anyway) and a third in the car in case one dies on me. I start at the front of the notebook with numbers and codes and turn it upside down and start at the back for the other camera. I don't agree with numbering before shooting, though. Thats how I tell the unexposed film from the exposed film in my bag without opening the cannister. I wrote more elaborate notes when I shot stuff for stock, which I really don't do anymore, so I tend now just to jot down essentials that I care about remembering. I just was spinning off on that feeling that something essential disappeared. As for losing things, it does get worse the older I get... I probably left at least one item in every place I stayed last fall over the 2 months I drove across the country. But I didn't actually lose any film - I just mislaid some of it once I got home. annsan - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
