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The mark at the top of your frame is most likely a hair stick somewhere in the shutter or lens mount. It's not on the mirror as that doesn't appear in your image, but it may be in the mirror mechanism. It's at the top of your image so look at the bottom of the frame in the camera. Funny note, I actually had a small insect in my camera once, luckily (or not) it was in the viewfinder, crawling on the prizm. So I saw it when I looked through the viewfinder, but it never showed up in photos. Cheers!

I have shot a lot of expired film. My favorite film is Kodak Gold ASA 400, to overexpose one stop I change the box speed of the film on the camera from ASA 400 to ASA 200, this is the easiest way for most people. You can change the shutter speed but you will have to do that for every exposure you shoot and use a SLR camera, that is why it is easier to change the ASA box speed most of the time. Sometimes the color tones and light leaks can make an image very unique. Please note that a lot of labs develop your film, scan it, and you never get the film back. Do not give your film to a lab before asking them if you get it back. Film after it is developed can last 80 to 100 years if stored right, CD disks start to deteriorate in quality at 10 years. Not only is the film another way to store that image it is the only way to rescan it if the digital copy is lost, and there are some apps that you can use on your phone to rescan your film if need be. Just some things to think about. Thanks for your time and video!

@donthompson8871

5 ай бұрын

Hello there I recently came across this type of photo and I really love how pictures come out. Any help in what camera I should use and how to create crisp old vintage looking photos? Many thanks

@Residentaid

5 ай бұрын

I would start with 35mm film and use a SLR camera like what was used in this video. Make sure the ASA film speed can be changed manually on the camera. For every ten years the film is expired, overexpose one stop. If you use ASA 400 film, set the film speed to 200 ASA manually on the film camera, this is a simple and easy way to overexpose expired film. @@donthompson8871

I will be shooting 8 expired rolls this year. They are dated 2007. I will use some older cameras for this. It will be scary, ( sort of ), and I will try to not let myself worry about it too much. I am not a pro so these will just be fun and silly stuff ... just an excuse to be taking my cameras out. I think I'll make trips to area parks for this.

Counterpoint; you don’t need to bring less gear, you need to use more gear. Travel, when you’re shooting for you, is the perfect time to put a lens on you know is beautiful but you don’t use enough. That’s how you fall in love with new lenses.

Have you ever shot expired film before? How were the results?

@jay18129

3 ай бұрын

It was awful. I have a mikona 828v & idk how old my film was but it came out blank

BRO! I shot a roll of expired Kodak Gold 200 film and the final shot also had a magenta line going through it!

Im getting some film from 2006 , can you tell me exactly what i should set my camera at ? I want to TRY to get good shots lol

So that means, if my film is 20 years old and has an ISO of 200 I have to set the cam's ISO to 50 to overexpose it by 2 stops?

I have a roll of Kodak Ektachrome 400 that expired in 12/1979 so should I shoot it at 50? I’ve shot expired film before but I haven’t shot any as old, or should I shoot it at 200?

@GearFocus

11 ай бұрын

I think shooting it at 50 is the right move!

If you wanted to overexpose the roll of film, shouldn't the iso be higher? I'm not completely sure but when researching, it says that a higher iso results in brighter images as the sensor becomes more sensitive to light, so wouldn't a lower iso (going down for 200 to 50) mean it is less sensitive, therefore wont be exposed as much? Please correct me if I'm wrong, thank you :)

@andredingstertsao

2 ай бұрын

he meant that you should treat the expired film as if the ISO is 50. in this case, you will have to expose the film according to ISO 50 instead of 200. so it is an “overexposure ” for the 200.

@chinkyizzy8674

2 ай бұрын

@@andredingstertsao ah okay thank you

29 year old film didn't work out for me.