When Failure Isn't.

Andrew O'Neill

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I went out the other day, with a roll of Phoenix 200, and an old Kodak folder, only to come back with extremely overexposed images. At first I thought the outing was a complete failure...

 

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Man, there are some nice trees at that place. Is that Riverview? My first roll of Phoenix 120 was also disappointing. I have not messed with it on the computer at all yet, so the official word is still out.
 
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MTGseattle said:
Man, there are some nice trees at that place. Is that Riverview? My first roll of Phoenix 120 was also disappointing. I have not messed with it on the computer at all yet, so the official word is still out.
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Yes, it's Riverview grounds. I like it year round. It's been my source of inspiration for 20 years. I'm pretty lucky that I live so near it. If you are up this way, we could meet up there!
 

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Andrew,
The results make me think of Fangorn Forest .
Is that an early 120 camera, or are you using 120 with adapters?
Could the density be due to a shutter that isn't closing fully?
 
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MattKing said:
Andrew,
The results make me think of Fangorn Forest .
Is that an early 120 camera, or are you using 120 with adapters?
Could the density be due to a shutter that isn't closing fully?
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It's a No. 1 Autographic Junior. It's at least 100 years old. I used it a couple of years ago with a roll of Ilford Ortho 80, with no issues. I checked the shutter, after I developed the Phoenix, with an app on my phone, and it's a tad slow but not enough to over expose that much. I think the issue was the cable release. It wasn't behaving in bulb mode. It would stick open. Also, I could not hear if the shutter had fired, due to loud traffic on the highway...
 

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Andrew O'Neill said:
I think the issue was the cable release. It wasn't behaving in bulb mode. It would stick open. Also, I could not hear if the shutter had fired, due to loud traffic on the highway...
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Funny, I just had the exact same problem with my cable release this morning. Super annoying.
 
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I really like those too! And now I feel curious to try Phoenix at 50.
 
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