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    Dark stripes and mottles across 4x5 B&W negative film

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    Here's a pic of what I get from local B&W film processing lab(Jobo ATL-3000 processor, Jobo Expert Drums 3006, 3010) in Seoul, South Korea.
    As you can see, there are some dark stripes and mottles across negative.
    I don't know what is it. Is this caused by film processing?

    Hope someone can help me figure out how to fix this problem.
    Thanks for your help.

    Gihl.

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    Re: Dark stripes and mottles across 4x5 B&W negative film

    Not likely.

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    Re: Dark stripes and mottles across 4x5 B&W negative film

    what film is this ? I agree with Vinny, unlikely to be processing issues.
    notch codes ? I only use one film...

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    Re: Dark stripes and mottles across 4x5 B&W negative film

    Do the bands extend into the unexposed edge (rebate) of the film?

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    It would be more helpful to show the entire frame instead of just part of it. I will deviate from the other folks though because I think the primary effects you see are from mistakes in the film processing. The effects you are showing are not pronounced enough (my opinion) to be from exposure problems, and look more to be from uneven chemistry processing, especially the darker band (lighter on the negative) which goes across the entire side of the film. Unevenness or mottling is almost always from bad processing technique in the developer. Are you absolutely sure about the method used to process the film?

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    Re: Dark stripes and mottles across 4x5 B&W negative film

    Thank you for your interest and your comments.

    Quote Originally Posted by Fred L View Post
    what film is this ? I agree with Vinny, unlikely to be processing issues.
    Ilford Delta 100.

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    Do the bands extend into the unexposed edge (rebate) of the film?
    No.

    Quote Originally Posted by djdister View Post
    Are you absolutely sure about the method used to process the film?
    It was processed from B&W film processing service lab.

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    Re: Dark stripes and mottles across 4x5 B&W negative film

    Are these defects present in the actual negatives or only in the digital files? They look a lot like scanning artifacts,specifically dust in the calibration area.

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    Re: Dark stripes and mottles across 4x5 B&W negative film

    Looks like lack of initial agitation in the first 15 seconds of development...

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    Re: Dark stripes and mottles across 4x5 B&W negative film

    Quote Originally Posted by younghoon Kil View Post
    Thank you for your interest and your comments.

    It was processed from B&W film processing service lab.
    That's not a good answer. Was it processed in a tray, tank, dip and dunk, Jobo drum, or what, and are you sure of how they processed it?

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    Re: Dark stripes and mottles across 4x5 B&W negative film

    Quote Originally Posted by bob carnie View Post
    Looks like lack of initial agitation in the first 15 seconds of development...
    Yes, 95% sure it is from agitation, solution level, bad developer or developer flow problems... (or all four)

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