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I just developed my first roll of Ilford Delta 3200. I went with stock id-11 for 7:45, because it's at 74 degrees.
The film has a weird problem. I wish I could post a contact sheet, maybe I will later after it dries. The first 4 shots are good, and the last shot is good, and everything in between is bad. They're all very dark (i.e. looking over-exposed), but there's some long, darker squiggly lines and shapes on the film that go across several frames. They kind lof look like thick lightning.
I can't imagine what I could have done to cause this. If I had developed it wrong, then all would be bad, or maybe one side might be bad and not the other (like if I didn't agitate enough and the film was sitting out of the developer). But that's not it. Also, there are streaks between frames 10 and 11.
It's very odd. I'll have to post a pic once they're dry. I don't want to immediately assume that the film stock is bad, but I'm leaning that way.
Edit: One other possibility is that the film was touching itself on the reel. I've never had a problem loading on this reel though (plastic type), and nothing felt wrong when I loaded it. Hmmm.
The film has a weird problem. I wish I could post a contact sheet, maybe I will later after it dries. The first 4 shots are good, and the last shot is good, and everything in between is bad. They're all very dark (i.e. looking over-exposed), but there's some long, darker squiggly lines and shapes on the film that go across several frames. They kind lof look like thick lightning.
I can't imagine what I could have done to cause this. If I had developed it wrong, then all would be bad, or maybe one side might be bad and not the other (like if I didn't agitate enough and the film was sitting out of the developer). But that's not it. Also, there are streaks between frames 10 and 11.
It's very odd. I'll have to post a pic once they're dry. I don't want to immediately assume that the film stock is bad, but I'm leaning that way.
Edit: One other possibility is that the film was touching itself on the reel. I've never had a problem loading on this reel though (plastic type), and nothing felt wrong when I loaded it. Hmmm.
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