 Paul J. Raitano |
How to dry wet 35mm film One of my 35mm film canisters was damaged by salt water which got into my camera. The camera was a cheap reusable one so I am not worried about that, but the film was just about done and so my underwater photos are my concern. Does anyone know how to dry out the film in the canister? I brought it in for developing but it was rejected because it was wet. Thanks!
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
If you really wanted to dry it, dark light tight room and pull it out, hang it, let it dry. Or if you don't want to risk leaving and exposing the film, take a blow dryer in with you and dry it. But it's probably going to be a waste of time because film dosen't do well to get wet before going into the developer.
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Rebecka Franklin |
Be careful of the heat from the blowdryer! I left a roll of film in my pocket when I did the laundry once! I was told that the heat from the dryer basically was what wiped out my film. There might be a lot of damage because of the salt water, but it might be worth your time. And just tell the lab you take it to that you know that it might not turn out but do it any way. They might be afraid that they will get blamed for it if is damaged.
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Paul J. Raitano |
Thank you both very much for your suggestions. I may try to dry it myself or just try bringing it to a different lab and telling them I know it's wet but to develop it anyway. Not sure which way to go...but THANKS AGAIN!
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
They won't take it if it's wet because the film can get stuck while the machine pulls it out of the canister. So either dry it yourself or throw it away. They don't want to have to deal with problems because of wet film getting jammed up. And don't cause any problems by trying to get them to do it without telling them it's wet.
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