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So, this morning I had my second go at home development. First time was with 120 film, and all went well
This time it was 35mm, Tri-X metered at 1000, developed in Microphen stock solution for 12 minutes 15 seconds @ 20'c (starting point of 11 minutes 10 seconds, plus 10% as it was second use of the stock).
I hadn't had a practice run at loading 35mm, and found that it was getting tight towards the end of the roll, before jamming.
I had to try reloading a few times before deciding to trim the end of the roll as it seemed to be a problem where the end of the roll curled back the opposite direction, which would jam at that point or pop out of the reel. It felt like I was running out of space on the reels!
Once out of the dark bag I could see I had cut the leader off on the wonk, and literally cut just the leader off. Should I have cut a bit more off?
It was on the reel at least so I went on with development, but once I had washed the negs I could see that the edge of the film was showing what looked like over exposure. Less so at the start of the film, but still present, with a couple of frames towards the end showing an issue between frames as well.
Is it likely to be light leakage? The edges are very defined other than the patch between two frames, i'd have expected a light leak to look more diffused than that, and running further into the frame?
I replaced the light seals when I bought the camera (Yashica Electro 35) at the end of last year, and keep it in a half case at all times.
The first roll I had developed (filmdev) showed zero issues with the negatives.
If it's not light, could it be damage I have caused when loading, or something I did wrong when developing?
I'll be annoyed if it is light leaks as I'm part way through a roll of Ektar in the same camera at the moment :roll:
Any suggestions? I've attached a couple of quick phone pics while they are hanging to dry.
This time it was 35mm, Tri-X metered at 1000, developed in Microphen stock solution for 12 minutes 15 seconds @ 20'c (starting point of 11 minutes 10 seconds, plus 10% as it was second use of the stock).
I hadn't had a practice run at loading 35mm, and found that it was getting tight towards the end of the roll, before jamming.
I had to try reloading a few times before deciding to trim the end of the roll as it seemed to be a problem where the end of the roll curled back the opposite direction, which would jam at that point or pop out of the reel. It felt like I was running out of space on the reels!
Once out of the dark bag I could see I had cut the leader off on the wonk, and literally cut just the leader off. Should I have cut a bit more off?
It was on the reel at least so I went on with development, but once I had washed the negs I could see that the edge of the film was showing what looked like over exposure. Less so at the start of the film, but still present, with a couple of frames towards the end showing an issue between frames as well.
Is it likely to be light leakage? The edges are very defined other than the patch between two frames, i'd have expected a light leak to look more diffused than that, and running further into the frame?
I replaced the light seals when I bought the camera (Yashica Electro 35) at the end of last year, and keep it in a half case at all times.
The first roll I had developed (filmdev) showed zero issues with the negatives.
If it's not light, could it be damage I have caused when loading, or something I did wrong when developing?
I'll be annoyed if it is light leaks as I'm part way through a roll of Ektar in the same camera at the moment :roll:
Any suggestions? I've attached a couple of quick phone pics while they are hanging to dry.