brian_m.1 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 I loaded a roll of 200 ASA Fuj film and the camera read it as ASA 320. I have had this camera since new and it has never got the film speed wrong. I am wondering if it's not the film itself. I can reset the film speed manually but not sure I have too. Anyone seen anything like it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Katz Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 I never had this happen but always checked the ASA set by the camera before using. It it possible for the camera to misread the ASA, so I would definitely set it manually. EOS 650 is quite old or there may be some dirt or corrosion on the sensor in the film compartment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon_yee Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 The DX codes for ASA 200 and 320 differ by one digit. Try cleaning the contacts in the camera's film chamber. Also clean the DX coding contacts on the film canister to remove any debris. Film DX Coding – A photographer’s life hack - Photo Thinking - Technique 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian_m.1 Posted January 9, 2023 Author Share Posted January 9, 2023 Would I be off too much if I leave things as they are? How many stops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJG Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 46 minutes ago, brian_m.1 said: Would I be off too much if I leave things as they are? How many stops? 2/3 of a stop underexposed should be the result. You could probably set exposure compensation to overexpose to compensate or just avoid shooting with slide film which is more fussy about exposure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Katz Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 (edited) As AJG answered, 2/3 of a stop underexposed. For shooting color print film it would not be a significant issue, but I prefer not to underexpose that type of film. Color print film has a whole lot of latitude for overexposure but far less tolerance for underexposure. 2/3 of a stop under is more likely an issue with color slides. Seems the easiest solution is just change the ASA setting manually and check it each time you load film. Cleaning the contacts on both the film cannister and camera would also make sense before you load another roll. Edited January 9, 2023 by Ken Katz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 DX coding usually relies on the cassette being conductive or reflective. So dirt on the cassette or camera contacts/sensors can easily give a wrong reading. Most cameras allow for a manual override of the DX coding, since some cassettes don't have a code. Just set the correct ISO manually - it's a trivial issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBu Lamar Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Replace the film and see. One of the patch is conductive when it's supposed not. So it's not dirty but perhaps some of the paint is lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Seaman Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 If it still doesn't work I would tape over the contacts on the cassette and set the ISO manually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Parsons Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Was this just on the one film, or is it a persistent error ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian_m.1 Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 Greetings! Now that I have the said roll back, I thought you might be interested in what happened. Nothing! Exposures came out perfect. As AJG mentioned, the 2/3 stop was not enough to make a difference. I have attached a few shots. Don't remember if I used flash or not. Might have. What do you think? BTW, wiped down the contacts, loaded a roll of 400 Kodak Gold and it read it just fine. Oh, what happened to Modern Film Cameras? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 You should be able to tell from the look of the negatives. Well, with the low gamma of color negatives, it isn't so easy. In any case, they are supposed to do well with one stop under, up to two or three stops over, exposure. It might be that the shadow of the dog is the wrong color, but then again, I don't know what color it is supposed to be. -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian_m.1 Posted February 8, 2023 Author Share Posted February 8, 2023 Whatever ASA the camera read, the dog still came out cute, and that's what is important! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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