WillD Posted December 2, 2011 Share #1 Posted December 2, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) I've recently had a roll of Kodak TX400 processed and some of the images came back with some imperfections visible (see attached - and top of image). The lab suggested there was a problem with the emulsion and wondered whether the film was old. However the expiry date is 2013. Has anyone come across anything like this before? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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andybarton Posted December 2, 2011 Share #2 Posted December 2, 2011 Looks like the lab made a mistake to me. Highly unlikely to be a problem with the emulsion. Why not process yourself? It's easy, cheap, much quicker, much more economical and much more consistent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted December 2, 2011 Share #3 Posted December 2, 2011 As a matter of experience, if there is an argument between a lab and Kodak's film - bet on the film. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
too old to care Posted December 2, 2011 Share #4 Posted December 2, 2011 My guess, lab messed up too. I have a excellent history with Kodak films, I cannot remember having a bad roll. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted December 2, 2011 Share #5 Posted December 2, 2011 I've never had a bad film, and I've been shooting the stuff since I was about 7. I have had plenty of bad labs though! Your one is trying to pass the buck! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messsucherkamera Posted December 3, 2011 Share #6 Posted December 3, 2011 As a matter of experience, if there is an argument between a lab and Kodak's film - bet on the film. My thought exactly. I have been shooting rolls of Tri-X with a 2013 develop by date for six months now and have had not one problem. But then, I develop it myself. I would recommend developing your own Tri-X - it is not at all difficult. B&W film is not nearly as temperature sensitive during developing as C41 and E6 are. You will get better results and you will save 90% of the cost of having someone else develop your film. Tanks, reels,, thermometer, changing bag, etc. cost a few dollars up front but will quickly pay for themselves. In 20+ years of photography, I have had exactly two "bad" rolls of film: One got bound up and wouldn't rewind; the other dropped a sliver of film into the clockworks of my MP, resulting in a road trip to visit Sherry Krauter. The first was Fuji RVP, the second was Kodak Tri-X. Both were physical problems (damage or defect) with the film and/or film canister or spool inside the canister. I have had no problems with either Fuji or Kodak in terms of defective film emulsion. Ever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_livsey Posted December 4, 2011 Share #7 Posted December 4, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) If you send some of the affected film to QC at Kodak they will report on the problem with a definitive answer. It could be a film problem but the chances of a manufacturing defect are vanishingly small more likely if it is the film it is a storage issue. The odds though are weighted to the lab being at fault but Kodak will investigate as would Ilford. This from personal experience. They are able to examine the emulsion using electron microscopes if required establish the defect. Please report back. 01442 261122 Kodak Limited Kodak House Station Road Hemel Hempstead Herts. HP1 1JU. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillD Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share #8 Posted December 4, 2011 Thanks to all for their thoughts on this. I found it hard to believe that the film would have been at fault. It's the first time I'd used this lab, so I shall try again short terms and then start to look at developing my own film. I've just spotted a recent thread on starting out developing your own B&W so I shall follow that and give it a go. Thanks again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipus Posted December 4, 2011 Share #9 Posted December 4, 2011 I had a roll come back from the lab a while ago with marks from dried liquid on some parts of the negatives. I could remove them by polishing with a micro-fiber cloth. Could this be the problem for you? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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