Ed
I noticed these streaks when I took the film off the spool, after rinsing
and prior to soaking in Photo-Flo. It obviously happened sometime during
development. It was developed in Xtol for 9 3/4 minutes at 72 degrees, stop
bath for ~1 minute, and fixed for ~8 minutes in normal, not rapid, fixer
Bill, KG4LOV
> The unevenness of the streak, and the fact that it runs along the
> horizontal reminds me of a smear that may have occurred during squeegee
> or drying process. It obviously did not affect development, and since
> it's not very straight - I doubt it was a chemical level problem in the
> tank. Do you use a wetting agent? Do you have a good film squeegee?
> Is it possible the emulsion may have been soft and damaged by it when
> you swiped it before drying? Wetting agents themselves can streak like
> that if you don't get the film squeegeed pretty evenly.
>
> Thanks,
> Ed
> http://lightandsilver.com
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Bill Owens
> > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 11:04 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Help with processing
> >
> >
> > I processed a roll of Delta 400 today that was exposed at
> > 6400. Just playing around with pushing. I ended up with
> > some streaks on the entire roll, even the last 7 or so frames
> > that were not exposed. Tom V was kind enough to put a frame
> > on his site at:
> >
> http://www.bigdayphoto.com/images/streaks.jpg
>
> Any suggestions as to what may have caused this would be appreciated.
> BTW, I was wearing a watch with "glow in the dark" hands while loading
> this roll.
>
> TIA
>
> Bill, KG4LOV
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