I worked at a lab too, and can tell. You that it's a lab problem.
I was going to say Error, but to me an error is something that happens to 1 roll, and the technician corrects the problem with the rest.
The one I worked at changed their chemistry twice in 2 years. They only changed it the second time because some critical parts were plugged solid.
To say the least, there was a huge quality difference from before to after, and I only processed my own film after.
All black would mean they missed the primary development...Originally Posted by David Lobato
My film came back completely clear.
Could it be your E6 film, was processed in C41 by mistake?
Films were despatched and marked in individual packets. The four other 4x5 transparencies from the same E6 processing box were processed correctly. My understanding is that if the film in question was processed in C41, I would have had cross processed images...which wouldn't disturb me in as much.
That's right - it would have processed as a neg rather than a positive but there would still be a usable image, albeit with colour shift.
Long ago, back when I was in my late teens, I caught a fellow worker lying to a customer about his processed film. He said the film came out blank and must not have been loaded correctly. However, I could see that it was fixed first because there were no numbers on the edges. I said nothing at that moment but confronted my coworker after the customer was gone. He said he was afraid of being fired so he lied. I told him he would have been better off being honest and telling the lab owner what happened so he would not be caught off-guard if the customer figured it out. I told him he would be instantly fired if he was caught lying. I told him if I ever again caught him lying that I'd have no other choice but to say something. I said nothing to the owner which put me at risk too. AFAIK, the customer never discovered the truth.
I always resented my coworker for putting me in that precarious dilemma. I hate lies and deceit and that idiot unwittingly drew me into his.
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