Another "what the heck is this on my negative" post...
I'm using Linhoff film holders, the thin kind that are similar in size and functionality to Fidelity/Lisco. They have a neat feature that imprints a number on the negative during the exposure. Other than that they're pretty standards.
Regardles of which one I use, there's a mystery line that appears on all my negatives. It appears with all scenes, and all film stocks. In other words, it's not a film problem.
In the above sample I'm showing crops from scans of two different negatives. The line (inside the yellow oval) tapers off and disappears at about the half-way mark. You can ignore the other things I flagged that are normal from the scanning process (edge of the film, bubbles from fluid mounting the negative).
My guess: This is a light leak from the holder not being mounted properly. It does seem snug and tight when mounted, and it's happening with every holder (so it's not like there's a defect in just one).
I do not own any other brands of holders so (sadly) I'm not currently in a position to test my light leak guess with another one.
Thoughts?
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