Original camera negative

Core-wound stock has no exposure protection outside its packaging, and therefore must be loaded into a camera magazine within a darkroom or changing bag/tent in order to prevent the film being fogged.

Original camera negative is of great value, as if lost or damaged it cannot be re-created without re-shooting the scene, something which is often impossible.

It also contains the highest-quality version of the original image available, before any analog resolution and dynamic range loss from copying.

For these reasons, original camera negative is handled with great care, and only by specialized trained people in dedicated film laboratories.

The original camera negatives is usually regarded as a last resort in the event that all of the intermediate elements have been compromised or lost.