mgc2010 Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share #21 Posted June 20, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi Do you mean it is a 120 capable tank and you had two reels in it? And the film from the other camera is the same? If so dev a cassette without loading it into a camera. It is necessary to look at the film rather than scanning for a print as the rebates will have information beyond the edge of the print. Noel Hi Noel Yes the tank is a Paterson 2-spool in which I developed both Tri-X 400 films at the same time. Interestingly, I've just developed a roll of Retro 400S which I shot in the Leica II yesterday and this has scanned without any of the problems experienced with the 2 rolls of Tri-X. Again this was developed in Rodinal 1+100 for 60 mins. Scanner settings were exactly the same too. Before I sacrifice an unexposed film to the developing tank I'm giving a roll of the Tri-X to a friend today who can use it and develop/scan herself to see how it goes. Regards Colin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Xmas Posted June 20, 2011 Share #22 Posted June 20, 2011 Hi Noel Yes the tank is a Paterson 2-spool in which I developed both Tri-X 400 films at the same time. Interestingly, I've just developed a roll of Retro 400S which I shot in the Leica II yesterday and this has scanned without any of the problems experienced with the 2 rolls of Tri-X. Again this was developed in Rodinal 1+100 for 60 mins. Scanner settings were exactly the same too. Before I sacrifice an unexposed film to the developing tank I'm giving a roll of the Tri-X to a friend today who can use it and develop/scan herself to see how it goes. Regards Colin Hi Colin Ok pull a few inches out of cassette in dark room, then cut and load into tank and dev and fix. Cruel to get some one to try even if you warn, & you will only lose 5 exposures or so when you trim a new leader. If it is the film e-mail Kodak with the batch number... Noel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgc2010 Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share #23 Posted June 21, 2011 Okay. Here's an update. The camera has been ruled out - 2 different cameras gave same problem. The scanner has been ruled out - 2 different scanners gave same problem. The developing tank has been ruled out - other types of film developed before & after have been okay. That leaves the film (Tri-X 400) and the developing process. I have developed and scanned 2 rolls of Retro 400S since the 2 problem rolls of Tri-X and they have both come out fine. This morning I developed another of the Tri-X using the same Rodinal @ 1+100 for 60 mins, agitating for the first minute then 3 slow inversions after 30 mins. I scanned this set of negs and the bright fogging is once again back - BUT, it's along the bottom edge of the negs this time. Does this lead me to thinking that I loaded the spool into the drum the other way up this time and therefore the problem is with the agitating? If so then would this have been possible with the initial 2 rolls from the start of this thread to be affected in the same way, bearing in mind they were both developed in the same drum at the same time? That's the first 3 rolls from my batch of 10 Tri-X all affected. Next test I suppose will be, as Noel suggests, to drop some unexposed film in the tank and run it through the process. Best regards Colin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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