2007-03-08 15:11:33 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
It depends on how long you held it open and how bright the ambient light was at the time...indoors or outdoors. I have done the same thing and only ruined the few shots you see when the door is opened. There was a small exposure area on a few edges of others but most were just fine. Note...I was indoors and I expect that the same event in the bright sun would have been worse but not a total loss.
2007-03-08 15:22:17 · answer #1 · answered by Michael D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the camera and the kind of film used.
With 35mm film, it normally ruins the taken pictures, but not the film still in the cartridge (there is at least one camera that pulls all the film out of the cartridge and then rewinds it back in, thus protecting most of the pictures.)
Film in cartridges or disks normally only ruins the one exposure at the window.
Film with a paper backing (like 120 or 620) it will normally ruin about 3 frames, the one about to be taken, the one before and the one after.
Notice with digital cameras, if you take the back off, you normally can't take any more pictures!!!!!!!!!!!:-)
2007-03-08 15:19:13 · answer #2 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Any film that is exposed to light before being processed will be damaged or completely ruined. If the film won't go back into the canister take it to a photolab and have them do it in a dark box.
~Christen
2007-03-09 09:21:49 · answer #3 · answered by Christen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will damage at least a few frames of the film exposed. The rest of the roll should be ok ...
2007-03-08 15:23:12 · answer #4 · answered by mark 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The unexposed film in the cassette will be okay. The pictures in the back of the camera are history. The pictures on the takeup spool may be salvageable.
2007-03-08 15:20:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It will ruin any film that is outside of the film canister. If you have any question about if your film rewound properly, take it to a developer. They can open it in a dark room.
2007-03-08 15:19:57 · answer #6 · answered by Banana Slug 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
when film is exposed to light it does exactly that...expose the film. you will be lucky if any of your pics are still good.
2007-03-09 10:23:41 · answer #7 · answered by Sarah S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just did it, ruined most but not all photos.
2015-07-21 02:10:44 · answer #8 · answered by Walter 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually yes...go to Walgreens or CVS or whoever, they have a way to open it in blackness.....
2007-03-08 15:15:34 · answer #9 · answered by superbird 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
usually ruins the whole damn role
2007-03-08 15:19:59 · answer #10 · answered by dreamerloverlibra 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋