Yes, both rolls were processed at the same lab. I had other rolls done at the same time with no ill effects, and I've used the lab before.
Looking again, I see the spots on the Portra negs are actually three dimensional: tiny raised craters on the negative's mask. The one blemish on the Reala is only two dimensional. It looks like it is in the emulsion itself. t On 12/13/02 9:23 PM, Dan Scott wrote: > > On Friday, December 13, 2002, at 10:35 PM, Timothy Sherburne wrote: > >> This frame was taken with 35mm Portra 160NC. The roll is covered with >> little >> "splatters" from about 26 through the end. It looks like it is in the >> emulsion to me. >> >> <http://www.sherb.org/bad/portrabad.jpg> >> >> Here's a frame from a roll of 120 Fuji Reala (it's imported because >> that's >> all you can get). The weird vertical "drip" shape is in the negative. >> It's >> the only frame on the roll that has that kind of problem. >> >> <http://www.sherb.org/bad/realabad.jpg> >> >> I've run about a dozen rolls of each and haven't seen any other >> problems, so >> this is hardly conclusive. I'll probably continue to get film from >> them. >> >> t > > Hi Timothy, > > That's a bummer, but interesting that the two different brands show > similar problems. Were they both processed at the same lab? > > Dan Scott >
