paul_clayton Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Hi I have just had a roll of Kodak Gold 100 developed in the local high street lab (jessops). The film came back with a horrible purple tint all over the negative. (i only get develop only done in the lab - so no prints). I purchased the roll from ebay where it was described as new. Upon scanning the negs, the images look like the sample below. this is a straight foward scan using vuescan with no film profiles set. all exposures were correct, taken in apature priority mode with a minolta dynax 7. I can think of 3 potential explanations: 1 the film was well past its use by date 2 The lab screwed up in processing. 3 the film was previosly stored in non ideal conditions. Any advise would be appreciated Thanks Paul<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_jarrett Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Wow... that's fairly wrong. Colour shift all over the place. I'd say that you've got a film that has a combination of your points 1 & 3. I know there is a lot of talk on this forum about lab's getting things wrong, but I've been using the same high street lab for 12 years, and have never had a bad neg (that wasn't my own fault, you understand). From your scan, I'd say the film was both out of date, and hasn't been kept correctly. You might be able to get some recourse from the seller, but I think you're going to have a hard time proving anything... was the box date-stamped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_smith4 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 If you click a neutral area to set color balance in Vuescan, does it look any better? What color setting did you use? Neutral, manual, white balance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_smith4 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 2 seconds later. Set gray by clicking gray eyedropper in curves on the rock.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_clayton Posted July 26, 2006 Author Share Posted July 26, 2006 thanks guys, the film came with no box, so not stamped with a date. I used white balance setting - changing it to auto levels drastically improves things. Roger, how do you set grey with a dropper? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_smith4 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 In Vuescan's preview window, right-click with your mouse on a neutral area. In Photoshop, open up curves, and there will be 3 eyedroppers (Black, neutral, white). Click on the neutral/gray one and then click on a neutral area in your image. Voila. While you're at it, lighten it a touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_clayton Posted July 26, 2006 Author Share Posted July 26, 2006 ok, figured out how to set grey. looks like I will be able to salvage some pictures after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_chan4 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Looks like 1 & 3 too. You might check the film itself which might appear a little green. If so, it's out of dated and might suffered from heat in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles_stobbs3 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 The package should have had a "use by" date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_sapper Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 That much color shift has to be due to inappropriate storage conditions. General outdatedness, even a couple years after expiration, shouldn't cause that much shift if stored at room temperature/humidity or lower, and if left unopened in the original plastic cannister. The film may have been "new," but that doesn't mean "before expiration" or "never mishandled." Sorry for your woes, but it looks salvageable with scanning & editing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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