ben_hutcherson
28-Feb-2017, 13:42
This is another roll film question from me, but it's something that I seem to have been struggling with lately. I've also noticed it a bit on sheet film, but there again it's less obvious on smaller formats.
I seem to have a problem of spots along the bottom of every frame. I get a few all over the frame seemingly, but the worst concentration is at the bottom. I've been doing some mental gymnastics to see whether that would be the top or bottom of the roll when it's in the tank. When I load a roll, I generally hold the roll in my left hand and unspool it into my right hand. I then put the spiral in my left hand, and feed from my right hand. The reel then gets dropped in the tank as-is. The problem is especially pronounced in 35mm, but I see it medium format and even in sheet film also. If I'm thinking right, that would make these defects actually at the top of the roll in the tank since they appear on the bottom of the frame. It's not camera specific-in fact I've been "exercising" a lot of 35mm bodies from my "collection" that either haven't been used in a while or that I've never used lately.
For reference, I generally use an old Omega two roll tank and Nikkor reels, although I've been known to use a Yankee Clipper. I use the SP455 for 4x5(notch in the top right in the hanger). My standard developer is D76, either straight or 1:1 depending on the situation. I use 9 oz. for a single roll of 35mm and 16 oz. for two rolls or a single roll of 120.
I'd appreciate any thoughts on what might be happening here(and yes, the scratch is my fault-it's a reminder of why one shouldn't use a squeegee).
161929
I seem to have a problem of spots along the bottom of every frame. I get a few all over the frame seemingly, but the worst concentration is at the bottom. I've been doing some mental gymnastics to see whether that would be the top or bottom of the roll when it's in the tank. When I load a roll, I generally hold the roll in my left hand and unspool it into my right hand. I then put the spiral in my left hand, and feed from my right hand. The reel then gets dropped in the tank as-is. The problem is especially pronounced in 35mm, but I see it medium format and even in sheet film also. If I'm thinking right, that would make these defects actually at the top of the roll in the tank since they appear on the bottom of the frame. It's not camera specific-in fact I've been "exercising" a lot of 35mm bodies from my "collection" that either haven't been used in a while or that I've never used lately.
For reference, I generally use an old Omega two roll tank and Nikkor reels, although I've been known to use a Yankee Clipper. I use the SP455 for 4x5(notch in the top right in the hanger). My standard developer is D76, either straight or 1:1 depending on the situation. I use 9 oz. for a single roll of 35mm and 16 oz. for two rolls or a single roll of 120.
I'd appreciate any thoughts on what might be happening here(and yes, the scratch is my fault-it's a reminder of why one shouldn't use a squeegee).
161929