how long can a film stay in the camera?


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hihi! i would like to ask how long can the film stay in my toy camera after taking a few photos? i think i've left mine inside the camera for like few months and do you think the pictures can still be developed?
 

i think the film is still usable... i remember reading on cs someone finished finally managed to finish his roll of film after a year... so i guess it is still usable...
 

wow! a year?! so i can just leave it inside and take pictures as and when i like for one year?! cool! thanks so much!
 

of course you still can processing the film, but whether is the result acceptable to you or not.

no one can give you a definite answer how long can a film keep inside the camera, that depends on how you store your camera and what kind of camera you use.

if you keep your camera in a very hot environment, with film inside, the film might be fogging.

if your camera is very old, or poor design, then camera body might have light leak and exposed the film.
 

oh~ ok! thanks so much! as long as i can still see the image i'm ok if there's partial light leak or so. ^^
 

Maybe you can ask the printing lab to let you see the film first before printing (after developing). Then you can judge if it's worth printing
 

oooooo...i can do that? okok! thanks for the suggestion!
 

Should be able BUT not under heat..
 

holgas have a tendency to have light leaks,

so if your film is in your holga for too long, esp under light

part of your photo maybe overepxosed when processed and developed.
 

but tts wad lomo is about right? light leaks and fun!
 

yup!

haha, esp for holga, it's kinda natural for it.
 

i wont recommend this at all
to leave a film in the camera

cuz most of the toy camera
doesnt come with a film window

1 month or 6 months down the road
u totally forgot about the film
until 1 fine day when u flip the camera OPEN

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!


solution: put a stick or scotch tape ur camera
so u will think twice b4 opening the camera :P

and also u wont remember what ASA film u put inside
was it slide?
was it film?
was it black and white?
was it 100? or i think i put in 400.. probably 1600?? cannot be... hmmm
 

I don't want to use Holga is due to the light leak risk.
My eximus may also have such risk so I better not take these chances of spoiling the photos in film. :D

But for other non-toy film cameras, I'm not afraid of leaving the film in it for sometime.
Just don't open the back, it will be alright. ;)
 

then how about after you've finish taking all the pictures and rewinding it and take it our of the cam? is it possible to leave it there for months before developing?
 

yes, but it's better to keep it in your film canister in dark cupboard,

to prevent light leaks as some don't like it.
 

then how about after you've finish taking all the pictures and rewinding it and take it our of the cam? is it possible to leave it there for months before developing?
it is recommend that you process the film as soon as possible you finish the roll.

however, you can keep it in a original Kodak canister (light tight) and store in fridge for sometime, but most likely people tend to forget about it for or misplace it soon or later.



anyway, film is cheap, if you unable to finish a roll, and don't know when you will finish it, best is just rewind and send it for processing, it make no sense to save a few frames and risk losing or damage those exposed images.
 

i had a disposable camera that was bought about 10 months before using it. then after taking the photos i left it there for another 5 months before i processed it. in the end the photos were super grainy although it was normal processing.
 

I have left a roll of film in my camera for about 4-5 years now. A russian 6x7 rangefinder. I take it out of the dry cabinet once in a while to look through the viewfinder and put it back in again..
 

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