andybarton Posted April 9, 2007 Share #1 Posted April 9, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I must have processed a couple of hundred B&W rolls in the last few years, and this is the first time I have had a failure. I'd forgotten to clip the retaining ring above the single roll in the tank and had that sinking feeling when opening the lid. Only half the roll has been developed properly, with the upper half showing streaks and under-development. Pity, as I am sure that there were 36 keepers on that roll Just have to find an excuse to go back and shoot them all again... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 9, 2007 Posted April 9, 2007 Hi andybarton, Take a look here Just had my first "home brew" failure. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
plexi Posted April 9, 2007 Share #2 Posted April 9, 2007 There`s always 36 keepers on those rolls, always. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker Posted April 9, 2007 Share #3 Posted April 9, 2007 Commiserations Andy. My worst was many years ago after a trip to Highgate Cemetary before it was tidied up and I was free to roam around. I was using a bronica and couldn't wait to get home to develop the 4 Rolls I took. I used one of the multiple Patterson Tanks so I could develop them all at once. Came to the washing and I left the mixer tap running through the syphon tube with just the right temperature for the wash water. When I got back steam was coming from the top of the tank. The cold had failed and I was washing the film in boiling hot water - beautiful melted emulsion!!! I like digital:):) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted April 9, 2007 Share #4 Posted April 9, 2007 I once came back from a race meeting with five rolls; went under the piled up duvets and loaded them into the tank (my darkroom was only 100% at night), did the dev and left them to wash; retreived the empty canisters from under the duvet- 4 rolls Tri-X, 1 roll Agfa slide film Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share #5 Posted April 9, 2007 Thanks for the sympathy folks. This is what I managed to rescue. Half a frame of badly developed Tri-X Dontcha just love film http://www.leica-camera-user.com/landscape-travel/21296-moel-famau-almost-salvaged.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted April 10, 2007 Share #6 Posted April 10, 2007 When I processed my roll from the 'one challenge' in London I used a new tank and forgot that it needed more developer than the old one. I had one third of roll under-developed by a couple of stops as there wasn't enough developer to cover all the film. Commiserations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted April 10, 2007 Share #7 Posted April 10, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I must have processed a couple of hundred B&W rolls in the last few years, and this is the first time I have had a failure. I'd forgotten to clip the retaining ring above the single roll in the tank and had that sinking feeling when opening the lid. Only half the roll has been developed properly, with the upper half showing streaks and under-development. . Andy, You're lucky that this hasn't happenend before. It's happened to me about four times, one way or another. The only way to be sure that it doesn't happen again is to abandon the retaining ring forever. If it's a multi-reel tank, insert blank reels to fill the space up with empty reels or half reel so that the loaded reels can't move anywhere. Secondly, use more developer and fixer than the minimum to ensure that the loaded reel is completely covered, but retain an air space so that the liquid has to drop when inverted. A full tank does not allow the necessary agitation. I've recently reverted to processing films individually as I believe there is more consistancy doing it this way, but it can be a pain in the bum with too many films. Remind me to tell you about my latest film processing disaster. Rolo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTD Posted April 10, 2007 Share #8 Posted April 10, 2007 I don't miss processing films… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted April 10, 2007 Share #9 Posted April 10, 2007 I don't miss processing films… But there is something totally magical about removing the film from the reel and seeing those lovely shiny negatives for the first time - doesn't help Andy though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted April 10, 2007 Share #10 Posted April 10, 2007 I don't miss processing films… If you want the variations that Andy achieves, you have to do it yourself ! Rolo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted April 11, 2007 Share #11 Posted April 11, 2007 The photax tanks had click stop on the column, and their reels are better, lids are worse. But God put ebay there for good reason Andy. Now I have 1,2,3,5 reel tanks. Makes a difference, and for the sake of twenty bucks.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted April 11, 2007 Author Share #12 Posted April 11, 2007 If you want the variations that Andy achieves, you have to do it yourself ! Rolo I'll take that as a compliment. I think Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTD Posted April 11, 2007 Share #13 Posted April 11, 2007 …something totally magical about removing the film from the reel and seeing those lovely shiny negatives for the first time though. All I ever did was uncross my fingers and feel relief! I'd agree that there's a magic about a print coming up in the developer. But my darkroom has been used twice since we moved 10 years ago. If I was good at printing I might feel different. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted April 11, 2007 Share #14 Posted April 11, 2007 I had a friend who, after shooting a wedding, processed his film in fixer, developer, wash... He told me his first instinct was to instantly emmigrate to Mozambique. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted April 12, 2007 Share #15 Posted April 12, 2007 Sometimes accidents happen in dreams. I had a dream last night that I accidently exposed a roll of film by opening the camera back without rewinding the film. The terrible feeling I had was very real. I must be stressing over something. Cheers, Wilfredo Benitez-Rivera Photography Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
masjah Posted April 12, 2007 Share #16 Posted April 12, 2007 Sometimes accidents happen in dreams. I had a dream last night that I accidently exposed a roll of film by opening the camera back without rewinding the film. The terrible feeling I had was very real. I must be stressing over something. Cheers, Wilfredo Benitez-Rivera Photography Wilfredo For some of us that dream (nightmare) has on at least one occasion become a reality! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron110n Posted April 13, 2007 Share #17 Posted April 13, 2007 I had a dream last night that I accidently exposed a roll of film by opening the camera back without rewinding the film. I did that before. You will loose about two frames if you're in a shade. How about this... I poured the Developer... Time it and agitate... Dumped the Developer... Pour the Stop Bath... Agitate... Dump the Stop Bath... Wash... Open the tank lid to inspect. Pulled the reel... Then... Argh!@#$$%^ NO FILM LOADED!!! All I saw were two empty reels on a spool. The film was in my other Paterson tank. I use my tanks to store my reels. Oh well... -Ron Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted April 13, 2007 Share #18 Posted April 13, 2007 The terrible feeling I had was very real. I must be stressing over something. Its called separation anxiety. It is an eBay thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
odd Posted April 13, 2007 Share #19 Posted April 13, 2007 Once upon a time, I had a few drinks (too much ?) before I loaded a new film and took some nice shots in a bar... ... but the film didn’t reach to the take-up spool… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry Posted April 14, 2007 Share #20 Posted April 14, 2007 A few year ago, while shooting with my M7, I didn't engage the film properly on the take-up spool. So I guess I can't blame the results on the lab. I've also done the "fixer, developer, stop bath" sequence, but fortunately it was personal work and not a wedding. Larry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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