transparents back from lab, question

[game]

hi everyone,
I just got some devellopent 4x5 transparency sheets back from my lab. They where sheets I shot using the readyload system, and it was the first time I used that system. The sheets came out transparent after development.
does this mean they are way overexposed?
I mean not that my measuremnts are way off, but more that I made some sort of mistake? Or are did they not receive any light during 'exposure' at all?
I bit of a lame obvious question, but I never use transparency film, so it's all not so clear to me as negative film.

Thanks for the reply's, kind regard game

 

[Roger Hicks]

The sheets came out transparent after development.
does this mean they are way overexposed?

That, or fogged prior to processing, or REALLY weird processing.

Cheers,

R.

 

[Photo Engineer]

Are the borders black with a 4x5 clear center? If so, they were overexposed, if the sheet is entirely clear, then they were fogged.

PE

 

[game]

What do you mean by fogged?
thanks so far!

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

"Fogged" here means the sheets were exposed to light while outside the camera.

 

[game]

so maybe most likely during loading?

(I can not imagine a lab would fog sheets right?)

thanks again!

 

[Roger Hicks]

(I can not imagine a lab would fog sheets right?)

Alas, it has been known. User error (i.e. by you) is more likely, but by no means certain.

Cheers,

R.

 

[game]

Ok, well I will expose another one and make a phone call before sending
thanks a lot!

 

[HerrBremerhaven]

Just to add in a little on this, I had a shoot about a month ago with a mistake on using some Quickloads (Fuji version of Kodak Readyloads). That particular model was so talkative that he broke my concentration, and ended up sending a Quickload to the lab that had not been exposed. The result was completely black with the edge showing the Fuji identification words and codes.

One thing that can easily happen in large format is forgetting to close the lens prior to pulling the darkslide. The result would be a well overexposed piece of film. However, you should still see a black border with the film company name, and the film code type. If that edge is not black, or the film information is missing, then the overexposure happened at the lab.

Ciao!

Gordon Moat
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[game]

hmmm,
you're serieus? cause my transparents don't show any filminfo at all, no black edges either. Just plain blanc sheets.
Is this enough reason to blame the lab?

Hope to hear about this, thanks gordon et all

 

[Photo Engineer]

Sounds like a lab problem to me, unless you somehow flashed the entire sheet to light. This is possible if you don't reinsert the paper cover back over the film and allow it to lock in place.

PE

 

[HerrBremerhaven]

If you cannot read the word Kodak or Fuji on the edge of the film, then it was exposed to light outside the packet, and outside the holder. The only way for you to do that is to pull the packet out of the holder without seating it back over the film first. The way for the lab to do that is by opening the packet in a lighted room. Either method will give clear edges. If you did not cause it, I would politely ask the lab to replace your film. Best of luck.

Ciao!

Gordon Moat
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