For the Kentmere 400 to be dark even on the sprocket holes/film rebate, the entire film strip has been exposed to light.
For the Foma 100 - Was the film leader completely black? If so then it looks underexposed in camera.
Actually all are taken on the same day, using the same camera, same lens, processed with the same darkroom tools on the same day .
The reason why my K-100 looks better because after seeing the results of K-400 and Fomapan 100 I had decided to change the chemicals. The Fomapan 100 also have a black leader, although I cut it while filling.
I agree in both cases. That Kentmere has light fogging, either during loading, in the tank, or before it went into the camera (damaged cassette), or possibly due to a bad light seal on the takeup side of the camera. Bulk load or commercial cassette? If bulk, could have happened during loading or when putting the bulk roll into the loader, too.
The edge markings on the Fomapan look nice and dark, and contrast (shadows to sky) looks normal, so probably underexposed. Meter left at EI 400 perhaps?
The Kentmere 400 got fogged somehow before it was developed. For the reasons Don offered. And the Fomapan was underexposed - clue the leader was black - and most probably again for the reason Don mentioned.
I have had no issues with Arista 100 (which is relabelled Fomapan 100) in DF96. Sometimes the answer is the most obvious one..
Can you show us how your negatives look, Huss? For the purpose of comparison.
Let's forget about the Kentmere 400, as that was obviously light fogged, no matter how it happened. For the film to be black all across onto the sprocket holes has nothing to do with the developer - it has been light damaged.
The fomopan 100 WILL look different to K100 as it is not the same film! If the leader was black - as you say - then there is nothing wrong with the DF96. The film was perhaps underexposed. You just need to determine how that happened by thinking your processes through methodically.
To suggest that my reasons for the issues you are seeing are unlikely to have caused your issues - well it's pretty simple. There are three places where things could have gone wrong:
1. The DF96 is defective. You have ruled this out because you said the film leader was black. If that is the case, the DF96 is fine.
Which leaves:
2. Incorrect metering - the film is underexposed.
3. Camera is defective resulting in underexposure.
There is one other option - as I have mentioned Fomapan 100 is NOT K100 so it will look different. Try printing/scanning some of those images and see what you get.
Maybe later when D76 or ID11 back in stock I would give it a try again to see how Fomapan and K-400 should looks like. So far I don't know why D76 /ID-11 is still not back in stock in my place,and that's why I give a try to DF-96.
DF96 cannot fog film. Fogging film is from exposure to a light source.
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