sterioma
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Hi,
after developing some negatives I shot recently down the coast in Brighton (UK), there was a high density area on the right side of the negatives, sometimes extending into the frame. Not sure if it's a light leak (from the darkside slot?), or a processing error. Here's a sample of the negative strip (and a close up), taken on a light box with my phone.
What does not seem to align with the light leak theory is that those diagonal strips have lighter density, so they should appear darker in a print, which does not seem to indicate light intruding into the frame? Unless they are surrounded by unnaturally darker areas so they appear lighter?
Film is FP4 (exp. 2023). Contions were mostly bright sun. The film was loaded in the shade and unloaded at home. This is my "back-up" magazine that I don't use very often (only when I take two different films with me), bought it a couple of years ago and it was fine when I had tested it (although I have now realized I should have stored with the darkslide removed as I understand this pressure is not beneficial to the light seal).
after developing some negatives I shot recently down the coast in Brighton (UK), there was a high density area on the right side of the negatives, sometimes extending into the frame. Not sure if it's a light leak (from the darkside slot?), or a processing error. Here's a sample of the negative strip (and a close up), taken on a light box with my phone.

What does not seem to align with the light leak theory is that those diagonal strips have lighter density, so they should appear darker in a print, which does not seem to indicate light intruding into the frame? Unless they are surrounded by unnaturally darker areas so they appear lighter?
Film is FP4 (exp. 2023). Contions were mostly bright sun. The film was loaded in the shade and unloaded at home. This is my "back-up" magazine that I don't use very often (only when I take two different films with me), bought it a couple of years ago and it was fine when I had tested it (although I have now realized I should have stored with the darkslide removed as I understand this pressure is not beneficial to the light seal).
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