The expiration is probability not a major problem being 2005 and black and white. More important, where has this film been? Did it go through airport x-ray machines, was it cycled through hot and cold? You need to provide all the background info.
That does not look like any light leak I've seen. I'm guessing X-Ray damage by the newer airport machines. I used to think that X-Ray damage showed up as wavy lines of increased exposure, but not so with the new scanners, apparently. See the Kodak page for examples. An excerpt from that page:
"Fog caused by the new baggage scanners is usually more pronounced than fog caused by other means. Fog from the CAT scan type of scanner typically appears as soft-edged bands 1/4 to 3/8 inch (1 to 1.5 cm) wide. The orientation of the fog stripe depends on the orientation of the film relative to the X-ray beam. The banding may be linear or wavy and can run lengthwise or horizontally on the film. It can also undulate, depending on the combination of the angle of exposure and the multiple laps of film on the roll."
The expiration is probability not a major problem being 2005 and black and white. More important, where has this film been? Did it go through airport x-ray machines, was it cycled through hot and cold? You need to provide all the background info.
If he is right, this expired 18 years ago and he has no idea how or where it was stored. My lab charges $23/roll for 120 dev’d and scanned. Crazy to spend that for 18 year out of date film.
To me this is garbage.
I agree with the flow of this thread that the problem is not a light leak but a fogging problem possibly occurring at an airport.
developed by a lab...now it's expired film forgot the expiry date, likely 2005
Thanks for your opinion which does not address the OP question though; I now know that there is no light leak which is what I wanted to know.
Meanwhile your dev / scan cost seem high I suggest you look for another lab.
My reply was to Kodachromeguy (whose post I quoted in my post) who had said the film shouldn’t be affected much by being out of date. I disagree.
My experience with long out of date film that was abused is that you see blotches, pinholes, increased grain, and background fog. The film that Mr. Pope showed us has fuzzy linear stripes. I've used 2005 b&w film that was stored in decent conditions, and it looks pretty good. I think we have a different issue, not just aging.
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