Are you sure about number 2. ? I would tend to think that agitation or chemical problem would only show inside the frames but I don't really know.1. light strike (don't rule out the tank, changing bag, light leaks in the darkroom, etc.) ===> unlikely because it does not show between frames
2. developer surge marks caused by agitation or features in the tank that cause turbulence===> unlikely because it does not show between frames
3. bending or crimping the film ===> unlikely because it does not show between frames
It is within the frame lines, back to the camera.
... Also what do you guys think of the drop like shape on the neg picture ? The line is clearly turning into a drop. Or the opposite.
You mean the film could be touching itself ? I find those ilford films to be quite incurvated. I was using kodak films before the sudden tripling of prices. Much flatter.That would point to contact with something; film on the loop above, etc.
Just did it and tried to load it as bad as I could but it's always perfectly evenly spaced out...Yes.
Load up a reel with a process, uncut roll, or just sacrifice a roll for the test, and see if there are contact points or any other features in the areas of increased density. If that's not the culprit, then you'll have to get more creative.
Agitation in liquid can cause the film to move in unattended ways.Just did it and tried to load it as bad as I could but it's always perfectly evenly spaced out...
Probably not, since the artifacts are so regular. Anything in the fix or the water would be much more random.Could this come from the fixer or my water ?
For the heck of it, try re-fixing one of the affected negatives, to see if it is actually due to incredibly weird, uneven clearing.Could this come from the fixer or my water ?
This might sound stupid, but try hanging you film horizontally to dry. It looks to me like some artifacts from drying onto the film emulsion. Remember, one drop of photo- flo goes a very long way. Worth a try?
That's one of the 1st things I tried, I forgot to mention it, but it didn't do any thing. I thought about fixer because I just started using TETENAL superfix plus 1+4 5min.For the heck of it, try re-fixing one of the affected negatives, to see if it is actually due to incredibly weird, uneven clearing.
I use a wetting agent and tried just demineralised water too. Well I did try the horizontal drying since nothing seems to make sense anymore ;-) didn't solve it.This might sound stupid, but try hanging you film horizontally to dry. It looks to me like some artifacts from drying onto the film emulsion. Remember, one drop of photo- flo goes a very long way. Worth a try?
I take it Vania that you have seen this reply and have checked it out as well You and the rest of us seem to be at the stage where every possibility is worth looking atI think that is a reflection from his phone when he was taking a snap of the negative...
It's on the negative/contact print/print. I only took a picture to share it on the forum but have been struggling with this for a month now and wasted at least a dozen films for testing not mentioning quite a few from a trip aboard before I realised what's happening...I take it Vania that you have seen this reply and have checked it out as well You and the rest of us seem to be at the stage where every possibility is worth looking at
pentaxuser
WOW! Thanks for the link. No I didn't know this but it is happening to all my films and they say less than 1.5 complaints for every 10,000 rolls of 120 film... or this is like side effects and big pharma...Vania, did you know about this?:
https://www.ilfordphoto.com/stateme...store=ilford_brochure&___from_store=ilford_uk
That's an interesting thought, I recollect several years back someone in these forums had a problem caused by a blinking LED in a fitness watch.Because of the blob on one of your photos, I'm inclined to favour the ideas about fixing/drying/etc.
But another wild suggestion: do you wear a watch in such a way that it would be in a constant position as you wind the film onto the tank spool? Like inside your wrist? I'm just wondering why sometimes two lines and sometimes three.
I use tetenal acetic acid 60% diluted to 2%do you use stopbath?
bad batch of HC110: would not cause stripes, rather speckles
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