Holga and 120 loose sppol is this film too far gone?

[darry85]

Hey all,

Ive had a holga 120FN for a few years and i ran a roll of portra 400 through it. I took the 12 shots and i rolled it to the end of the spool, but it was too loose. Is it too fogged to process? Also, how do i prevent this from happening again?



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[limr]

Is it too fogged to process?

Only one way to find out.

 

[480sparky]

Is it too fogged to process?

Only one way to find out.

Yeppers!

Also, how do i prevent this from happening again?

Unload the camera in a darkroom or dark bag.

 

[jcdeboever]

When your loading, make sure you put thumb on the paper to ensure its started tight. I had this problem on a different camera and keeping g a little pressure while loading ensures it doesn't lose tension when removing the finished roll. You may get a couple or few good images out of it. Best case is it only exposed on the edges but chances are not good.

 

[Derrel]

My guess? Fogged badly. Buuuuut, as limr wrote above, there's only one sure way to find out!

 

[webestang64]

I get rolls like that at the lab all the time. Some are fine, some are fogged. limr got it right......Only one way to know.

 

[bhop]

Isn't that kinda stuff what the Holga's all about?

 

[Dave Colangelo]

This can also happen if there is not enough back pressure on the let-out spool. Ill have to take another look at my holga when i get home as I cant remember what the friction mechanism is but there is not a whole lot of tension in the holga which can allow film to bunch up.

Its also possible that it was not started square and spooled on a bit crooked preventing it from seating properly.