jpolito Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 I just filled up a roll of ASA 400 film with the camera's ASA setting on 200. I have NO IDEA what might happen when I get it developed, but I hear it will be something called cross-processing. I dont really want that to happen, and I was wondering if there was a way to fix it at all. Of course, I really dont know what will happen, so will someone please explain this to me, and if possible, what I can do to fix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drew carson Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 no you are not going to cross process (although you could) what you did is over expose the film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_kish Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Assuming this is print film, just process as normal. You could ask your lab to pull the film one stop to make up for the overexposure, but most 400 speed films' "true" speed is closer to 250 or so anyway. Your film will be fine. Cross processing is processing one type of film in another film's chemistry, not processing one speed as another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpolito Posted October 19, 2005 Author Share Posted October 19, 2005 Ah, thank you thank you... Google fails at finding answers. I am glad to be able to talk to some people who actually exist and know what they are doing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_smith4 Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 It will likely print fine and possibly with less grain than if you had exposed at 400. I regularly shoot 400 speed film at 320. Enjoy your prints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_beckmann Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 IF it is print film, it will be OK. Slide film will be too bright, and it is advisable to have the film pull processed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freehueco Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Print film should be fine. I mis-processed some film by two stops and it was reasonably close to where it should have been... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen hazelton Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 I have on occasion intentionally over-exposed film by several stops (bracketing) and couldn't tell the difference in the prints... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted_marcus1 Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Some people deliberately overexpose color negative film to improve shadow detail and reduce grain. Since the film has quite a bit of tolerance for overexposure and rather little tolerance for underexposure (you muddy color and a lot of grain), it certainly can't hurt. Some films work better at lower ratings. Fuji's Superia/Press 800 looks (and scans) better at 640, which gives performance comparable to some 400-speed films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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