[Konvas] Thanks to all.....

[Rick Garbutt]

There's a cautionary tale here, Ole.

Far too many cameramen (would-be cameramen.  Camerapersons?) haven't the
faintest idea of what actually goes on in a lab, nor how the various
processes/printing routes really work.

You can think of the lab as some sort of magical "black box," where you
plonk your film on the counter, and "after something happens to it" you pick
up your negative and print.  Okay, when all is going well.  I suppose.

BUT -

When something goes wrong (as, unfortunately, it just did for you) you have
to take the lab's word for what happened, unless you know in detail what the
lab actually does, and how it works.  Can you cross-process?  Yes, if you're
talking reversal color and negative color.  IF the film stocks will tolerate
the alien process conditions/temperatures.  No, if you're talking B&W
process as color.  Can you XYZ?  Can you ABC?  Maybe.  Maybe not.

Clearly understanding at least each of the basic steps in each process, how
they work, and what things look like if one fails somehow or some film gets
into the wrong processor is a very powerful diagnostic tool that will help
you pinpoint problems when they happen, lay the blame where it belongs, and
make sure it doesn't happen again.  And it's not good to be without this
tool.

All the info is available with a very little digging from folk like Kodak
and Fuji.  If you ask nicely, your lab should be able to arrange a personal
tour at some time when they're not really busy.  Go, armed with bushels of
questions, and don't be shy about asking.  I repeat:  the only really
"stupid" question is the one you should have asked, and didn't.

Yes, it is homework.  But what you're doing with that Konvas isn't exactly
Lego, and to make things work well, repeatably well, and reliably well, ya
gotta do some homework.  Welcome to the world of being a grown-up!  But
you'll find that, once you get into it, it IS fascinating, and this
knowledge will help you be a better cameraman.  Really, it will.

Best to all,
(well, it's threatening cold rain today, so the "very" dropped off...sorry!)
Rick Garbutt, soc

For your help! I understand that film speed doesn´t matter while processing
when everything is exposed properly and the film was not damaged by its age.
I am very happy to hear this.

I really learned a lot! I did not know much about filmprocessing. I never
did it by myself and I never took much time to learn about the facts how it
works. I know much more now.

This Konvas discussion list and all of its members are really great.

Best to all, 

Ole 

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