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Foiled again by my arch nemesis, the N-B switch!
« on: February 10, 2010, 06:51:46 AM »
So I put in a expired roll of Kodak 100 speed film from 1978 into my Holga.  I was happy as a clam snapping away when 3/4 of the way through the roll I noticed the damn switch was on B!  Ugh!  So depressing! These are a few shots I was able to salvage from utter gross over exposure with my epson V700 and a lightroom. 

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Re: Foiled again by my arch nemesis, the N-B switch!
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2010, 07:35:54 AM »
I taped mine on N - it's a pain in the erse isn't it?

The pics have turned out well though? 
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Re: Foiled again by my arch nemesis, the N-B switch!
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2010, 10:26:56 AM »
Worth doing again by the looks of it :-)
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Re: Foiled again by my arch nemesis, the N-B switch!
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2010, 03:12:34 PM »
when i was young, holgas didn't have B settings. we just had to fire the shutter 14 times.
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Re: Foiled again by my arch nemesis, the N-B switch!
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2010, 04:24:34 PM »
Quote from: moominsean on February 10, 2010, 03:12:34 PM
when i was young, holgas didn't have B settings. we just had to fire the shutter 14 times.

Word!
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Re: Foiled again by my arch nemesis, the N-B switch!
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2010, 04:29:02 PM »
I think we've all had our share of fortunate and unfortunate accidents with cameras.  Instead of what can be salvaged, I think these accidents can get interesting when they lead to a breakthrough in the work - that may be for a single image or can be incorporated as technique in a larger body of work.

Of the three posted there's some interesting things going on in the second image that could inspire some additional work on it - either in darkroom or digital processing - rather than tossing it off as a loss.
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Re: Foiled again by my arch nemesis, the N-B switch!
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2010, 07:08:36 PM »
Forgive the ignorance---what does the B do (as opposed to the N)?
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Re: Foiled again by my arch nemesis, the N-B switch!
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2010, 08:58:32 PM »
B=bulb. Long exposures, as long as you press the shutter release button/lever, the shutter stays open.
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Re: Foiled again by my arch nemesis, the N-B switch!
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2010, 10:30:00 PM »
When I read the title, I was wondering what type of switch they were using in New-Brunswick  :P

(OK, stupid "having a head cold" kind of joke... relating to the Canadian province renowned for bad weather)
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Re: Foiled again by my arch nemesis, the N-B switch!
« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2010, 09:23:17 PM »
Loving that second shot!
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