Vertical "band" near edge of hasselblad frame--?E12 back problem?

[MikeSeb]

I'd be grateful for the collective wisdom of the group on this issue. The attached image will demonstrate the problem. Scanning is mentioned only in context of solving the problem; I know it's off topic per se.

I've discovered a vertical "band" of slightly darker density appearing maybe about 1/5 of the way in from the side of the frame. It appears at the right of the attached image, which I've darkened to accentuate the problem. In some other images with this magazine, there are multiple parallel lines in about the same region.

At first I thought this might be a scanner artifact, but it's present in the same place in the image when I invert the negative and rescan, indicating that something is going on with the film. Examining the negative closely, however, I can't clearly see anything amiss. This band is visible mainly in the more dense (highlight, eg sky) areas of the negative. It must be subtle, since I can't really see it under magnified viewing of the film itself.

One benefit of being anal about record-keeping: I've looked back at other images shot with this same magazine, and it appears the defects have been present all along. I have not clearly seen anything similar in images shot with my second magazine (but it's amazing the crap you find in your images when you start looking at them very closely!) So it seems likely to be a film-magazine issue of some sort.

Pressure plate issue? Dark slide issue? Time for an overhaul of the magazine?

Thanks everyone.

 

[bdial]

It looks like a stress mark to me. Is there any debris on the little rollers at each end of the film gate? Is there any hint of the mark between frames?

 

[MikeSeb]

Well, now that I've focused on the issue, it seems the problem has been present for a while but not obvious. And I prematurely exonerated the scanner too, it appears.

After cleaning the scanner's fluorescent light tubes, I seem to have fixed things.

Sorry to have wasted everyone's time with a matter best left to another forum. No problem if the moderator wants to delete this whole thread.

 

[bdial]

That digi stuff can definitely cause stress.
Glad to hear you found the cause.

 

[MikeSeb]

That digi stuff can definitely cause stress.
Glad to hear you found the cause.

I appreciate your help, @bdial. Nothing wrong with the sc****r that a few $$ for new bulbs won't fix---alas.

I really need cheaper, and less time-consuming, passions than photography.

 

[bdial]

There's always sports cars or boats.

Barry

 

[greybeard]

There's always sports cars or boats.

Or even just one companion of the opposite gender...

(A suggestion offered only in the interests of helping you with a perspective on the relative costs of photography... )

 

[MikeSeb]

I flew airplanes for a few years, and even owned one (with two others) for about 2 years. I lucked out, but that's a sport for a rich man, not for a middle-class fellow. But I still think I've blown more on photography than on flying, since I've been shooting much longer.

 

[greybeard]

Well, in that case, consider this:

Every man who reaches age 50 and has sucessfully supported his family to that point deserves to have an airplane, a sailboat, or a mistress. In my case, my eyesight is too poor for safe piloting and I get seasick on small boats. Under the circumstances, my wife agreed that buying a small bulldozer was an excellent idea!