blue tinge in photographs

[sinha_punit]

I am using a daylight balanced ISO 200 film,

I do not have any cooling filters on my lens.

I do not have any filter on my lens, except a protective UV filter.

My lens is a regular 35-80mm autofocus lens.

In some of my pictures I get a dull blueish tinge. I am unable to find the reson myself. I thought you guys might help.

 

[metroshane]

has this happened to more than one roll of film? More than one batch? My first thought is that the film itself has had some trauma.

 

[sinha_punit]

Yes it has happenned to three batch and I have also tried changing my developer. I got all the three batches developed at different places

 

[MDowdey]

is it the same film though? bought at the same time? at the same place?

md

 

[sinha_punit]

Yes, all the three films are from the same batch, But I bought them from a reputed store.

The film I bought was kodak max 400 and the place I nought it was costco. Do not know if you know about costco, its a wholesale store.
www.costco.com

Do you think something is wrong with the film.

A friend of mine also mentioned this to me.

The fingerprint on the lens/filter can cause the light to scatter and result in blue tinge? Is that true? I mean I always wipe my lens/filter before use.

What do you say?

 

[voodoocat]

I'd say it was the film. Color casts like that are usually caused by the film.

 

[Chase]

Definitely sound like the film to me, especially being from the same batch.

Pick up a cheap roll of film from someplace else and give it a try, chances are it will be fine.

Good luck!

 

[MDowdey]

its the film bro. Sounds like during the manufacturing process, the film was damaged.

md

 

[e_]

 
The consensus of opinion is your film has a fault - and well it might have. As suggested, a film test will quickly sort that out

However, two things give pause for thought

* You say the bluish tinge is in "some" of your pictures, which i take to mean not all of them

Check the prints: is the tinge only in those with open shade (?)

Our eyes see shade in tones of grey or black - whereas, in reality, shaded areas on a sunny day are blue and which your film will have faithfully recorded

A warming filter or day light balanced fill flash will eliminate that problem

* You start by saying the film is ISO 200 - then later it is 400

The difference between ISO 200 down to ISO 400 is 1 stop underexposure. Whilst colour negative film has enough latitude to handle the difference under normal conditions, depending on your (faulty?) exposure technique/combined with the wrong ISO setting on your camera, the film may have been underexposed by too much - giving a grainy, bluish result in "some of (your) pictures"

It would be interesting to read of the outcome

Good luck!



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[dlc]

A blue cast in a color print is usually caused by ultra-violet light, but if you had a UV filter on the lens it shouldn't have happened. That is what a UV filter is for. It has to be the film or bad chemical balance at the lab. Get a reprint or two from the same negs at a different lab to see any difference.