An abberation ?

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Thought I would check with the experts.
Please take a look at the white smudge in the lower center on the tree trunk... this smudge is also on the neg. Is the smudge a film production abberation or a developing abberation? TMax 100 developed by pro shop.
My frist try using the Argoflex and on Argus Day..quite a learning experience... so excuse the exposure/compensation. Thanks.
 

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Sirius Glass

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When I zoomed in, I saw spots all over the place. My first thoughts are that there was a problem in the film development, since it was also on the negative. Problems like this are rare in film manufacturing because of the high standards of quality control.

Steve
 

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Possibly crud from film transport rollers at lab. It either left a deposit or it ate into the emulsion on the film itself.
 

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Looks a lot like a dusty negative to me.
 

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this reminds me the problems i had 15 years ago when i tryed to develop films in a tray in a dusty compartment, i thought it was the camera i had been using at the time, a super ikonta that proved to be a nice thing...
 

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Yes, there's lots of dust as you surely know and the 'crud' at the bottom probably comes from the lab. I've had similar issues with some labs before - the best advice I can offer is to develop them yourself - you never know when the person working on your roll is going to be in a place where he/she doesn't really care about keeping it clean and professional. Is the mark dug into the negative or created by something that's stuck on the surface? It's possible that it could be washed off but this can be easier said than done.

Again - invest in a tank and some chemicals. You don't need a darkroom to develop negatives...just a temporarily dark room and a little practice loading the reals. Best of luck!
 

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If it's an important neg, may be soak it in Photoflo for 5 mins to see it the crud will wash off.
 
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