> "The overlapped images: are these simply because the film didn't wind a fill frame?"
Yes - it's hard to appreciate how far camera tech has come since the 40s, and presumably also a typical soldier isn't bringing a high-end 35mm camera into the field.
More specifically, if there's play in the gears of the winding mechanism then you'll get a lot of variance when it comes to inter-frame space.
> "I have doubts about this statement. Can someone with more expertise in this matter explain?"
It doesn't have to be nefarious - they can assert copyright over the scans of the film without asserting copyright over the original images themselves (though in this case it does look like if you donate film they want the whole shebang).
It's like recording a cover - your recording itself has a separate copyright regardless of the copyright status of the song upon which it is based.
Like a cover song there could be some legal issues between the scanner and the copyright owner of the original film images, but presumably they sort this out between themselves.
More specifically, if there's play in the gears of the winding mechanism then you'll get a lot of variance when it comes to inter-frame space.
NO! This is old 120 format film--just a roll of film with paper backing. On his camera, you probably just looked through the red window on the back at the frame number. If you forgot to wind, double exposure. The Holga toy camera from Lomo still works this way today.
On medium format film - I can't tell if this is 120, 220, or 620, or something like 616 - many cameras can take pictures of varying width. For example, on a camera that makes 6x9, or 6x7 pics, you might be able to put in a masking attachment and make 6x6 pictures. If you forget to put the attachment, you might think you're shooting 6x6 shots and advance the film accordingly, but you'll actually make wider shots which overlap at the edges.
Yes - it's hard to appreciate how far camera tech has come since the 40s, and presumably also a typical soldier isn't bringing a high-end 35mm camera into the field.
More specifically, if there's play in the gears of the winding mechanism then you'll get a lot of variance when it comes to inter-frame space.
> "I have doubts about this statement. Can someone with more expertise in this matter explain?"
It doesn't have to be nefarious - they can assert copyright over the scans of the film without asserting copyright over the original images themselves (though in this case it does look like if you donate film they want the whole shebang).
It's like recording a cover - your recording itself has a separate copyright regardless of the copyright status of the song upon which it is based.
Like a cover song there could be some legal issues between the scanner and the copyright owner of the original film images, but presumably they sort this out between themselves.