EoinC Posted January 15, 2018 Share #1 Posted January 15, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Late November, I had a number (4, from memory) of films lost due to 2 separate pieces of the exposed film sealing tape from Delta 100 films floating around the magazine. I was shooting in NZ, and didn’t develop the films until I got back to Malaysia. On both occasions, the piece of tape found floating in the magazine was cut, not torn. I assumed this was just a one-off (two-off?) with that batch of film. Now I am in Mumbai, with a completely separate batch of film (at least in terms of having been purchased from B&H about a year after the previous batch), and I found another miscreant clean-cut piece of tape after shooting a roll of Delta 100. I am very careful about removing all the roll-sealing tape prior to loading, and have been checking the empty magazines, so this must come from inside the roll. A hint is that the sealing tape for the exposed film has, on several occasions, been short. Anybody else experiencing these frolics? I really like Delta 100, but not to the extent of shooting it, developing it, and throwing it away. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 Hi EoinC, Take a look here Ilford Delta 100 (120 format) - Sealing tape issues. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
250swb Posted January 15, 2018 Share #2 Posted January 15, 2018 I'm sure Ilford would be keen to hear of any quality control issues. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EoinC Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted January 15, 2018 I'm sure Ilford would be keen to hear of any quality control issues. I have sent them an e-mail, Steve. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EoinC Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share #4 Posted January 17, 2018 So far, they have auto-acknowledged receipt of my e-mail, but no response yet (I’m not in any hurry). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EoinC Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted January 17, 2018 Harman / Ilford have responded, informing that they haven’t encountered this before, but they will review the situation. They also said they would send some replacement film (which I didn’t ask for). I still have 5 rolls left from that batch. If I encounter it again, I’ll save the leftover for them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted January 18, 2018 Share #6 Posted January 18, 2018 You don't mention your camera band - but I have had the silver tongue-shaped pressure spring (see below) of a Hassy magazine "eat" an inch (or more) off the exposed-film sealing tape of some rolls of Kodak 120 films. I can feel the final wind-on get really stiff (to the point where I sometimes fear for the mechanism), and then "give" very suddenly as the strip tears. I can't say they were very clean tears - but if there is a weak point where the tape is folded over or creased in wrapping into the spool at manufacture, that might make for a rather clean, straight tear. The film and backing paper follow the normal path "inside" the spring onto the spool, but the tape sticks up enough to get pryed away from the backing paper by the spring tip, and get guillotined off eventually (sometimes with accordion folds added.) http://www.profilmdirect.co.uk/ekmps/shops/howardt/images/hasselblad-v-system-12-medium-format-film-magazine-chrome-[2]-977-p.jpg 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted January 18, 2018 Share #7 Posted January 18, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Andy, can you suggest a DIY to fix the problem? . Aside: I have many broken A12 backs. It is time to fix or throw them away. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EoinC Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share #8 Posted January 19, 2018 The camera is a Hasselblad SWC, Andy. However, I don’t think the issue is the same as the one you describe, as the pieces of tape (ie the loose piece, and the remaining piece attached to the backing paper) are very clean cut, at 90º. I have been using 3 different magazines, and haven’t experienced the hard-to-wind / sudden-release. I’ve also been using Tri-X, Ektar 100, and Neopan Acros 100 interspersed with the Delta 100. This problem has only occurred with Delta 100, and only in 4 films out of perhaps 25 Delta 100 shot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EoinC Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share #9 Posted February 27, 2018 Not only do Ilford make great products, they also have great customer service. After communicating with them about the issue experienced (no more issues after the above reported ones), they were very responsive (Thank you, Sue) and, unrequested, sent me a delightful package... B001 by Eoin Christie, on Flickr 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldwino Posted February 28, 2018 Share #10 Posted February 28, 2018 I’ve had this happen to me before, too. And with ilford film as well. Once, there was no sealing tape at all! I keep a couple of small rubber bands, or a short roll of masking tape, in my bag now. Just in case. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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