maddalice Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Bought a bag online and dove straight into developing a film. Successfully loaded the film only to discover a hole in the bag I could get my thumb through. Poo to the seller and poo to me for not thoroughly inspecting second-hand equipment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bowes Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Get a roll of black duct, or duck, tape. Put a piece on each side of the hole large enough to prevent any further "opening" of the hole. I have several spots on one of my bags where I have "accidentally" cut the fabric. It still works after several years with the above fix. I am a long time user of Ebay but will never purchase any 2nd hand item that is still manufactured today. Aloha, Bill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Seaman Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Alice I've got a spare one you can have. Are you still at the same address? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddalice Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 John, I remember you! Crikey, it seems ages ago that you sent me a part for my camera; you were too kind then and are too kind now. Thank you but I have patched it: glued two pieces of faux leather over the hole, ha(!) Thank you again for the kind gesture, and have a pint for me. Alice. x 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Seaman Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 ;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Talking of (light) traps for the unwary. I carefully turned my changing bag inside out to inspect it and clean it out. Some of the cut edges had started to fray and shed bits of thread. Tidied that up and stuffed the tank and film cassette inside. I was just about to pop the cassette when I realised I was still wearing my (very) luminescent watch. Doh! - It's been a while since I developed a film, and you can't fog an SD card with a luminous watch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I was going to suggest a double iron-on patch, but it's probably best to get one that isn't perforated:( 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 If you hadn't lost film, I'd have had to say, Darn (sorry, couldn't resist!). Easy enough to suspend the bag with a light or a flash inside in a dark room for a check. I always used mine in very subdued light. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Changing bags have two layers to protect against many light leaks. I did always wonder if there could be light piping up the arm, but I guess not enough. (Maybe with super speed films.) Also, most often I use the bag in dim light, so it shouldn't be a problem. Did it fog your film? Mentioning luminescent watches reminds me of glow-in-the-dark darkroom timers. Seems like a bad idea to me. TMZ data sheet even warns about afterglow from fluorescent lamps. 1 -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 The one I have now was mail-order from China. After I ordered it, the seller thought the price was too low, after paying the shipping. I believe it was less than $10. There are ones now on eBay for about $15 from Adorama, or Hong Kong. The one I have has double sleeve elastic, I don't remember that from my other bags. The first one I had was inherited from my grandfather, and was pretty big. The second one was much smaller, but also the rubber wasn't dried out. 1 -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G. Dainis Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I once had some badly fogged film from my 8x10 camera. I took it outside,removed the back and covered my head with a towel and stuck my head inside. I could not see any pinhole leaks.That was disappointing. Then I realized there was so much light inside I could have read the New York Times there. (If I could have fit it in.) The bottom of the bellows had pulled away from the front standard. No wonder i couldn't see any pinhole leaks. 2 James G. Dainis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I have plastic blade scissors, I suspect meant for little kids, that I use in the changing bag. Less likely to make holes, but they still cut film. 2 -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddalice Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 Get a roll of black duct, or duck, tape. Put a piece on each side of the hole large enough to prevent any further "opening" of the hole. I have several spots on one of my bags where I have "accidentally" cut the fabric. It still works after several years with the above fix. I am a long time user of Ebay but will never purchase any 2nd hand item that is still manufactured today. Aloha, Bill Took your idea and now the problem's fixed, Thank you. Alice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I mostly never worried about holes, but the rubber light-proof coating dries up after a while, and gets cracks, or maybe pinholes like bellows. But hopefully the second layer of cloth will keep enough light out. -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddalice Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 If you hadn't lost film, I'd have had to say, Darn (sorry, couldn't resist!). Easy enough to suspend the bag with a light or a flash inside in a dark room for a check. I always used mine in very subdued light. "Darn" wasn't the word I shouted(!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Took your idea and now the problem's fixed, Thank you. Alice. Now you can post it here: Duct Tape -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddalice Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 Now you can post it here: Duct Tape I followed your advice but stuck on faux leather. Thanks, Glen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Parsons Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 My favourite family friendly expletive is 'Fubbleduck'. Sort of Expletive Delighted (Fairport Convention). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 My favourite family friendly expletive is 'Fubbleduck'. Sorry, but that doesn't sound much like an expletive to me, even shouted - or with a couple of letters transposed. IMHO, an expletive has the sole and therapeutic purpose of relieving momentary tension caused by the conspiracy of things or events seemingly directed solely at the recipient of said misfortune. And if you have to momentarily stop and think, or 'bite your tongue' before issuing the verbal outburst, why then the entire purpose of the expletive is mostly defeated. "Publish and be damned" - or just issue a wordless cry of anguish! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Parsons Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 I feel that when young children are present, a 'nonsense' word, which the adults will understand, is preferable to explicit expletive explosions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddalice Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 My friends and I once decided to cut down on our swearing - by half it, to be precise. So in the case of two swear words together, the last word was always "spiders". The logic is unshakeable! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Myself and my co-workers once had a 'colleague' who was so incompetent that he drove us to absolute distraction. So we wrote a small computer program that generated a random insult along the lines of - 'his name', you [derogatory adjective] [derogatory gerundive] [derogatory gerund] [derogatory noun]. It just saved us thinking up new expletive insults every time he did something unbelievably stupid, and the results were sometimes extremely comical. Also, we couldn't get blamed for workplace bullying, because the computer did it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Seaman Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Billy Connolly suggests "getifu" and "you basa" as swearword substitutes. I ofter use "ugger me". Rodeo Joe's idea reminds me of a story by Arthur C. Clarke, "The Pacifist" about a super computer which was built to work out military strategy. But its designer had a grudge against the commanding general, and programmed it to work perfectly EXCEPT when given military problems, when all it produced were insults to the general. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Instead of a real "colorful metaphor", I sometimes borrow "smeg" from the British comedy Red Dwarf. Still don't use it in front of kids, though. Glad you got your film changing back repaired, Alice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddalice Posted March 16, 2020 Author Share Posted March 16, 2020 Myself and my co-workers once had a 'colleague' who was so incompetent that he drove us to absolute distraction. So we wrote a small computer program that generated a random insult along the lines of - 'his name', you [derogatory adjective] [derogatory gerundive] [derogatory gerund] [derogatory noun]. It just saved us thinking up new expletive insults every time he did something unbelievably stupid, and the results were sometimes extremely comical. Also, we couldn't get blamed for workplace bullying, because the computer did it. Ha, knew the word "gerund" but had to swat up on the word "gerundive" - still confused as to its usage(!). Alice. x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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