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they don't appear obviously darker than any other negatives i have around the perfs/boarders.
That bit of neg won't show any variation in exposure. Are they dark within the frame?
Overexposure would explain why the naturally darker shots look less messed up... but there is still loads of detail in the highlight areas so ... I'm not sure.
Maybe have a listen to see if shutter speeds vary as they should and test the meter with some silver oxide batteries?
miro_o
hmmm,
@hoefla -I had a look at the negs and they don't appear obviously darker than any other negatives i have around the perfs/boarders.
@miro_o - This might be the clincher: there was a day when no matter how wide the aperture / long an exposure I set, the light meter was saying there was not enough light (it was bright sunshine). I then took the batteries out and reinserted them and that seemed to improve things. And yes, they are alkaline batteries.