Lens was a Tamron Adaptall 17/3.5, tho' I don't recall whether it was on one of my Nikon, Canon or Olympus bodies. (I've used this photo before to demonstrate these three flaws and it was handy for this thread.)īTW, that was TMY rated at 800 and developed in Microphen. Points to halation from the sun at the edge of the frame.ģ. In the attached photo (I don't have a photo of the negative, but the scan shows the effect):ġ. That's why most modern films use anti-halation treatment, but it isn't always effective. The light will spill over into the otherwise unexposed margins. I've seen this before when shooting into the low angle sun and with street lights at the edges and corners of the frame. Looks like halation from pinpoint light sources or bright reflections. Water near the ambient air temperature to prevent condensation. The exterior and let it sit undistrubed for 15~30 minutes and then check for moisture on the outside or counter. Check a daylight developing tank by filling it full of water with the lid and cap on, dry Shine the light from one side of the shutter and observe the other, cock Pin light with the mirror locked up if possible. Check the camera shutter curtains using a bright If using a changing bag take it and a bright light into the darkroomĪnd put the bright light turned on inside the change bag and after your eyes adjust to the darkness of the darkroom If you have a darkroom look around after 5 minutesĪnd any faint light is a leak that needs to be fixed. See your hand then its dark enough to handle film in the open. To sit in it for 5 minutes with the lights off and then place your hand 6 inches in front of your face and if you cannot Pinpoint spots then there is a pin hole in your shutter curtain, change bag, or darkroom. The faster the film the more sensitive to light it is and therefore any very faint light leak will show up. Where do you load your film for processing? In the places I see these spots, and on top of that, the spots bleed onto parts not on the frame, so I'd say it'sĬan anyone shed any light on what they might be? Do these look like kink marks after all? Or are they something else?įrom the images I assume that these are occuring at the ends of the frame, any near the center of the frame? These were taken at a museum, so it's possible they're lights at the exhibit, but I don't remember lights being Kink marks, but still, the shape doesn't sound right). The first time I've developed anything higher than ISO 400 (I'm guessing high sensitivity film is more prone to I've developed ~20-30 rolls so far in stainless steel holders, with no kink mark problems, but then again this is I'm not extremely experienced with B+W developing, but I'm not brand new either. Marks from kinking the film, but from what I read (I've never seen them myself) kink marks are crescent/half moon Spots (3-5 spots per roll) on the negatives, between frames in some cases. I developed my first 2 rolls of Delta 3200 for the first time the other day, and I noticed a few strange dark
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