On Fri, 13 Nov 1998 18:43:52 -0500 (EST), Mark Dapoz <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
>I was filing away some of my negatives the other day and it occured
>to me that I'd never seen anyone on this list mention the following
>tip. I always shoot those first couple of blank shots that are at
>the beginning of a roll (the ones before the counter gets to one)
>with my databack turned on and set to the current date, the lens
>cap on, and the camera set to manual. This causes the date to be
>clearly imprinted at the start of the film on what would otherwise be
>wasted film. I find the date comes in handy when trying to file
>away my negatives. Of course this little trick only works with
>wonderful little non-auto everything cameras like ours. Try that
>with your built-in-winder-auto-load-plastic-wonder-bricks :-)
> -mark
Good tip, Mark!
I always use the 'blanks' at the beginning of the roll to photograph a
card with my name and address on it - but both our informative methods
can easily be combined. Thanks!
Frank van Lindert
Utrecht NL.
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