Originally Posted by
Gem Singer
I have experienced the same problem with other brands of film and developers when I started to develop 8X10 sheets in trays. Appears to be bromide streaking and surge marks.
Occurred when i used 8X10 trays for developing 8X10 film. Also, when I interleaved the film in only one direction.
I switched to 10X12 trays and began to alternate between vertical and horizontal interleaving. I also pre-soaked for at least two minutes, agitated the film continuously for the first thirty seconds, then interleaved through the stack once each minute until the time expired. That technique solved my problem.
As long as I am careful not to scratch the film, it doesn't seem to matter whether the emulsion side is facing up, or down.
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