Very grainy and some double exposures

parko202 · 27-03-2011 3:50pm #1

Having picked up an olympus trip 35 and ran a roll of fuji xperia 400 through it I got a set of very grainy photos back from the developer. I also noticed on a couple of them I had what looked like double exposures, can anyone tell me what I did for this to happen? I had rolled on fully after each picture.

000018 by eoin.mcpartland, on Flickr

just noticed, it was a 36 exposure film and there are only 24 files on the cd, possibly 12 were run together?

Effects · 27-03-2011 4:31pm

How do the negs look? They are usually scanned before they are cut though.

parko202 · 27-03-2011 5:39pm

the image is the same on the negatives as in the two on one exposure.

Effects · 27-03-2011 6:03pm

I guess it take up spool is slipping it would seem. Were the doubles at the start or the end?

parko202 · 27-03-2011 6:08pm

the double photo shown above was number 13, the others were around there too, any fix for the take up spool? cheers,

artyeva · 27-03-2011 7:51pm

it can sometimes happen if there's slack on the film. give the rewind lever a wee 1/4 turn before you press the shutter button to take your shot to take up that slack. not too much though! but you should be able to feel it tighten up again. just an idea.

parko202 · 27-03-2011 8:23pm

Thanks for the help, I think I might know what caused the problem, there is a small button on the bottom of the camera which I remember being pushed in once or twice and I am guessing that releases the film somewhat.

In a number of the other photos, they were quite dark even though they were taken on quite a bright day, the picture below was shot on A mode, iso set at 400:

000009 by eoin.mcpartland, on Flickr

is it just a matter of getting used to how the film exposes and possibly set the ASA to a lower value and pulling the film when using iso 400?

CabanSail · 28-03-2011 1:36am

Many cameras will have a button which will allow the shutter to be reset without advancing the film. This is to allow double exposures in the camera. At a guess you have found that button.

stick girl · 28-03-2011 2:41pm

Parko202, in the last picture you posted you stated that the camera was on A mode. this means you were shooting with an aperture priority. could be that your ap was at say 16 or 22 depending on the lens. with film cameras it's best to shoot on M for manual. that way you have full control, and can manage the shutter speed and F-stop/aperture independently. if the meter works in your camera you shouldn't have to push or pull the film to get the right exposure. that is unless you want to manipulate the grain structure. 400 speed for a sunny day is perfect. though you could shoot 100 and be fine as well

Effects · 28-03-2011 2:54pm

It's an olympus trip he's using, it doesn't have a manual mode and only has a choice of two shutter speeds.

stick girl · 29-03-2011 4:33pm

oh, sorry i am unfamiliar with that camera. assumed it was like a regular film camera. 2 shutter speeds..hmm my guess is to shoot in daylight and always use the longer shutter speed. if problem is consistent might have to push film...and stick with shooting 400 speed film

Ghost Train · 29-03-2011 5:47pm

I'd usually keep using the film until the wind on level won't wind any more because I'm at the end of the film

I have to say even you're double exposures are dark, they should really be bright if they're getting exposed twice

Makes me wonder if there's a problem with the metering, does it appear to work ok at different iso settings, can you notice the different apertures its using or shutter speed as you adjust it with no film in it?

Very grainy and some double exposures

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