nineteenfocus Posted October 21, 2020 Share #1  Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) I have found that in some of my frames I have a straight line from the emulsion side (not from the door as usually posted in this forum). I was thinking that it could be the camera so I developed some more film (6 rolls), a line(s) is still there in 3 of the rolls. The strange thing is that some rolls have no scratches and some rolls have consecutive frames with scratches (not all the roll frames). The rolls are developed by 3 different labs (one lab has no scratch line). In addition to this, the horizontal line scratched is not always at the same position (yes from frame to frame, not from roll to roll). I am wondering if this could be a problem of the camera or is just the lab managing the film during the develop process or cutting the strips. See two images from different rolls (also not always super straight line, the lamp pic has two lines at the top and bottom).  Any thoughts?   Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited October 21, 2020 by nineteenfocus images were not uploaded Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/314395-film-scratch-emulsion-side-mp-camera-or-lab/?do=findComment&comment=4066234'>More sharing options...
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logan2z Posted October 21, 2020 Share #2 Â Posted October 21, 2020 Maybe a dumb question, but do you actually see the lines on the negatives, or are you only seeing them on the scans? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nineteenfocus Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share #3 Â Posted October 21, 2020 Â 2 minutes ago, logan2z said: Maybe a dumb question, but do you actually see the lines on the negatives, or are you only seeing them on the scans? on the negative as well. Some lines are visible in the negative but hard to see i the scan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted October 21, 2020 Share #4 Â Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) They kind of look like the sort of faint scratches you get if the dry film has been cleaned with a gritty cloth, or if it's been dragged across a table while being cut into lengths, or through a film holder when scanning it, etc. Obviously you need to know where they came from but they look very easy to remove in Photoshop. Edited October 21, 2020 by 250swb 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow Posted October 26, 2020 Share #5  Posted October 26, 2020 (edited) Check the inside of your camera. Edited October 26, 2020 by Arrow 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta100 Posted October 27, 2020 Share #6 Â Posted October 27, 2020 Arrow is correct. Check inside the camera for sharp edges and emulsion dust. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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