Not scratching transparency film

[mark]

Things sure do happen fast in the world of analog photography. I have not shot LF transparency film is quite a while, and only used quickloads. I used them because I could never get a transparency loaded in the holder, exposed, and unloaded without scratching it. I don't have this issue with BW negative film it was just transparency stuff.

Now there are no quickloads. How do you folks get your slide film in and out of the holder without scratching it?

 

[timparkin]

Now there are no quickloads. How do you folks get your slide film in and out of the holder without scratching it?

Hmm.. I've never scratched any apart from when it's wet. I use nitrile gloves to stop fingerprints. Could it be your film holders?

Tim

 

[mark]

The same holders do not scratch BW neg film. Is the base of transparency film more delicate?

 

[Dirb9]

I find it helpful to blow out opened film holders with some canned/compressed air before loading them, but grit wouldn't explain scratching only transparency film. Assuming you send off your film, perhaps they are getting scratched in the box in transport? Versus just bring home b&w to process yourself (less bouncing around). AFAIK, pretty much all LF films use a similar/the same base, so that wouldn't be it. I'm tempted to lean towards the lab/transport issue, if it is just a specific process that you see scratches with.