TLR Rolleicord Model IV problem

Ti_Pierrot · Feb 4, 2021

Hi Everyone,

This is my very first post on here and I hope everyone is doing ok.

I am reaching out to you guys cause I have been having some issue with my rolleicord and I don't know really what the exact problem is. I am thinking the shutter needs to be recalibrated but not quite sure.

The picture below have been taken metering with my DSLR camera, they've been scanned taped to the ground glass of a V370 flatbed scanner with a tablet on white screen at the top. I get this hazy white on all the pictures.

Thanks in advance for your help.

mooseontheloose · Feb 4, 2021

Welcome to Photrio! It would help if you could give us some more info. How were the negs developed (developer, time, temp) and do you have any scans of the negatives (without inverting them)?

grain elevator · Feb 4, 2021

Have you had success scanning other negatives with this scanner setup? Might the scanner be trying to scan in reflective mode, like a document on paper? Otherwise it could theoretically be a processing problem. Nothing points to the camera. Could you post pictures of the negatives (not scans, just hold them up to a window or some other light source and snap)?

Ti_Pierrot · Feb 4, 2021

Hey guys,

Thanks for your replies.

In terms of processing :
Ilford HP5 + Shot at 800 ISO
Dev in Ilfotec HC for 9min30s
Agitation for the first 30s then every minutes, no agitation the last 1min30s.

Have a look a the photo below, you will see that some pictures are over the other but that's the winding knob and I am planing to try and fix It myself. This doesn't bother me that much as It is not image quality related.

Thanks again for your help.

Dan Daniel · Feb 4, 2021

That negative looks fine. I'd say that you are having scanning problems. Take the file into an image processing program and adjust the black point. Beyond that, I am under the impression that this forum isn't for discussion of digital processing so I'll just repeat what I see- a reasonalby well-exposed and develped negative.

hsandler · Feb 4, 2021

Scanning problem. Putting a light source over the negative and scanning in reflective mode wont work. The scanner is still shining a light up at the negative. Scan via a dslr or get a flatbed that scans negatives, like a v600. Post in the scanning forum for more help.

JPD · Feb 4, 2021

I agree with scanning problem. The negative itself has enough details even in the trees, so it would give good prints. The portrait is underexposed, though.

Ti_Pierrot · Feb 4, 2021

Thanks everyone for all you tips. I will send that roll to a lab to get to check those photos then consider about a new scanner.

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