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Neil Smith
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Registered: May 2009 Location: Carmarthenshire Wales Posts: 1,448
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Tue, 27, April, 2010 2:37pm
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Is there a line on the roll of film that everything from that line to the right ( from the girl to the right of the line and all exposures afterwards) is one density, and everything to the left of the line and previous exposures are another density, as on the left of this image?
Neil
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SerenaWong
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Registered: April 2010 Posts: 10
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Tue, 27, April, 2010 5:44pm
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It happened on most of the photos in the roll. There are some that are not affected.
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Richard Gould
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Registered: December 2008 Location: Jersey Channel Islands Posts: 5,433
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Thu, 29, April, 2010 9:04am
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It looks like a processing fault, Is it possible that you did'nt have enough developer in the tank, and part of the film got more developer,Richard
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SerenaWong
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Registered: April 2010 Posts: 10
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Thu, 29, April, 2010 6:41pm
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Hmmm, I doubt so. I did check the volume before developing. Is there a possibility that I did not reel the film in properly?
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Mike O'Pray
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Registered: October 2008 Location: Daventry, Northants Posts: 8,969
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Fri, 30, April, 2010 7:25pm
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If thee are some negatives not affected then I agree with you Serena that it is unlikely to be lack of developer. However I cannot think of what you could do wrong in terms of loading the reel either which would cause this.
What tank did you use? If it was a tank that can hold two reels and you used only one with enough developer to cover the one reel then if that reel was able to slide up and down the spindle so that part of the reel was out of the developer for part of the time then this might explain why part of the film got less development. However for this to be the case all the negatives should show the effect and you say that some don't.
Could it be that all negs do show this effect but to a lesser extent. If that were the case then lack of developer for some of the time sounds like the most likely cause but I am puzzled.
Mike
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SerenaWong
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Registered: April 2010 Posts: 10
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Fri, 30, April, 2010 7:46pm
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I did two rolls together and this happens to be on the lower reel. My camera?
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Mike O'Pray
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Registered: October 2008 Location: Daventry, Northants Posts: 8,969
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Fri, 30, April, 2010 7:59pm
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Well your reply rules out my attempt at an explanation. If only the lower reel was affected and the top reel was fine then it cannot be lack of developer. However if both rolls of film were taken in the same camera this rules out the camera, I think
So we have ruled out lack of developer but are no nearer the correct explanation.
Fault diagnosis is frustrating and I sympathise. The worry is that unless we get to the bottom of it then you cannot be sure that it will not happen again.
Mike
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SerenaWong
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Registered: April 2010 Posts: 10
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Sat, 1, May, 2010 12:38am
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Different camera. This roll was shot on a Ricoh rangefinder and the top roll was shot on a TLR. So I guess it's the camera? I am running another roll on that rangefinder. Hopefully I'll find out what happened.
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Richard Gould
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Registered: December 2008 Location: Jersey Channel Islands Posts: 5,433
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Serena, assuming the TLR was 120 and the ricoh was 35mm what tank did you use?,The only tank you can do this in is something like a Patterson multitank,and with those you need to put more solution in than they say,as it is possible for the reels to slide up the center colum and this effect can happen, I have seen it before in a multitank when deving a 35 and 120 together,I can't see how the camera could cause this if it is a leaf shutter, but it could happen processing 120 and 35mm together,Richard
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SerenaWong
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Registered: April 2010 Posts: 10
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My apologies. I should have clarify. My TLR is one that uses 35mm film (Blackbird Fly). So I was developing two rolls of 35mm film (both were Ilford HP5 Plus, and I bought them together so assuming they are from the same batch).
Are there any other variables that I have not considered?
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Richard Gould
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Registered: December 2008 Location: Jersey Channel Islands Posts: 5,433
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Serena, Does the ricoh,have a leaf shutter or focal plane shutter?, if it is a focal plane it is just possible that if it is a vertical running shutter then one of the blinds is running slightly slower than the other at times and part of the film is getting slightly more exposure than the other,Richard
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DavidH
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Registered: May 2010 Location: Dengie Peninsula Posts: 432
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Thu, 13, May, 2010 12:56pm
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Hello Serena,
When you have a problem of this kind, it is often very helpful to know if there has been any effect on the unexposed areas around the negative. If, for example, there is a light leak in the camera you will see fogging in areas that do not normally receive any light.
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Mike O'Pray
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Registered: October 2008 Location: Daventry, Northants Posts: 8,969
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Thu, 13, May, 2010 7:42pm
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Serena Let us know if and when you know the answer. If you don't have the means to bulk load film and thereby use only a short length to make any checks on whether the problem is cured then you might want to shoot only a few frames then develop those frames. If the problem is cured then you can shoot the rest of the film with confidence and if it has not then you haven't wasted a whole film.
Mike
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