I use a Pentax Zoom 105 Super, that my dad had when he came to Canada. And right now I have a bunch of expired rolls that date back about a year ago.. March, 2006... It's some film that I never heard of before... Konica VX 100 Super. And I'm wondering if this will damage my camera..or disrupt the way how the pictures will turn out... Also, another question for those who used or owns a 105 super, what does the E mean? It's flashing all the time... I'm guessing it's the batteries dying out, but correct me if I'm wrong.
2007-09-06 19:38:14 · 9 answers · asked by k.ma1379 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Oh yeah, one more thing about the refrigerator thing... At what temperature should I store it without damaging it? Because right now they are stored at about 2°C.
2007-09-07 04:25:42 · update #1
The film will not hurt your camera but you will get color shifting in the film (incorrect colors). Depending on how the film was stored will determine how much color shift you be getting. Was the film stored in a refrigerator or was it sitting in a warm room. I would not go out and shoot anything important like a wedding with it. When the film gets processed since it is color print film some of it will be automatically be color corrected by the print machine. You could just shoot a test roll and see what happens.
Sorry I can not really answer your "E" question but if something is flashing then it could be your batteries.
Hope this helps,
Kevin
2007-09-06 19:55:39 · answer #1 · answered by nikonfotos100 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The film will not hurt your camera at all. There is, however, a slight possibility that the film will have become damaged over time. However, if it has been stored indoors, in standard room temperatures, the film will be perfectly good. I shoot dated film all the time and have some that is 3-4 years old that still give good results.
In storing film, it is best to keep it away from heat, so don't leave it in a black bag in the car in the Mojave Desert. It is best that you put the film that you get and don't plan to use it before the date into the refrigerator
As for film branded Konica, that makes no difference. There are several producers of film and paper that you will not be familiar with. KMart film is not made by either Kodak or Fuji and many of the private brands of film are not either. The differences between one manufacturer and another will include some color differences, but most will not bother you because you will not notice them.
If you put the film into the refrigerator, as I suggested, do not put it into your camera until it has had time to come to ambient temperature, the temperature where you are going to use it. Cold film WILL result in some serious color shifts. Heat, however, is the real culprit.
2007-09-07 01:56:05 · answer #2 · answered by Polyhistor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Expired film will not damage your camera. If the film was stored in a cool, dry place or, preferably, in the refrigerator it should be okay to use. Take all the film you found and refrigerate it in an air-tight container or ziplock bag. Take one roll of unimportant pictures with a lot of different colors. Have it processed and printed and see how it looks. If it looks okay to you then you can happily use all of it.
2007-09-07 00:15:32 · answer #3 · answered by EDWIN 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Common sense, says to me that it should damage the film and not the camera.
And distort the images, if at all.
The expired film rolls may not be a problem always is what I guess.
2007-09-06 19:46:37 · answer #4 · answered by Harihara S 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, I didn't have that camera, but I had an old Argus my dad bought in the 1940s. I often forgot to check the date on my film, just to have a clerk point out to me that the film would not turn out. Then it did -just fine. No problems. Oh, well. But you can't count on that.
2007-09-06 20:05:34 · answer #5 · answered by Jeanne B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, infact some artists purposely use expired film. Expired film causes a ghosting/washed out effect and the longer it's expired, the greater the effect.
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2017-02-09 07:57:28 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
E baterries running out: it means replce the battery
use the film if you dont care about the results, it wont hurt the mighty 105
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2007-09-06 19:46:13 · answer #9 · answered by Antoni 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋