Marks on negative developed

[pikapig]

Recently i faced this problem on my negative..pls look at the white spot on the negative...

Anyone has any idea what this is or how this was formed? It looks like water mark but then again, i dryed it for 3 hrs...

Could it be an issue when i reel the film? Developer used was D76..

 

[raytoei]

what format is this ? 120 format ?

 

[pikapig]

35mm..

 

[ilovefilm]

dirt, dust and water marks

a completely dried film will still have water marks, some photoflo will help

dirt- just clean it well before scanning

 

[pikapig]

i doubt its dirt..it looks like water marks...

hi may i know wat is photoflo? after developing, i will normalli follow the mama lemon method and then hang for it to dry...

 

[raytoei]

hi,

i do this after the final wash and rinse: squirt a drop of Dove bodywash or Dish Washing liquid (recommended) into the empty tank (with the film) and then i slowly fill the tank with water. Wait for 30 seconds, drain and then finger squeegee the film and then dry.

raytoei

 

[pikapig]

hi,

i do this after the final wash and rinse: squirt a drop of Dove bodywash or Dish Washing liquid (recommended) into the empty tank (with the film) and then i slowly fill the tank with water. Wait for 30 seconds, drain and then finger squeegee the film and then dry.

raytoei

Finger squeegee de film is okay? normalli i will try my best not to touch de film...

but thanks both guys for giving me advice...im rethinking if i did something wrong anywhere

 

[Scandiacus]

Finger squeegee de film is okay? normalli i will try my best not to touch de film...

but thanks both guys for giving me advice...im rethinking if i did something wrong anywhere

If you want you can get Ilfotol from Ruby. Works the same as photoflo...just another wetting agent.

I finger squeegee my negs after rinsing them in ilfotol/photoflo, just make sure your fingers are smooth and doesn't have any funky things sticking out and scratching the film.

 

[ilovefilm]

i doubt its dirt..it looks like water marks...

hi may i know wat is photoflo? after developing, i will normalli follow the mama lemon method and then hang for it to dry...

watermarks is for the rows of white dots, kinda obvious as it follow a trait of gravity pull

the dirt is the one in the center with the "hair"

Photoflo is just high class detergent haha, meant to break up the surface tension of water and minimise water marks.

 

[pikapig]

watermarks is for the rows of white dots, kinda obvious as it follow a trait of gravity pull

the dirt is the one in the center with the "hair"

Photoflo is just high class detergent haha, meant to break up the surface tension of water and minimise water marks.

Guys, how do u guys get a really clean negative after developing? or is there never a clean negative?

 

[wootsk]

Out of topic:
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Inside topic:
If you mean dust, there is digital ICE for scanning. Anyway the worries people has are scratches, color shift or stuff growing on it after keeping for long. Dust are everywhere, what you can do is to clean it before loading into sleeves.

 

[Scandiacus]

Guys, how do u guys get a really clean negative after developing? or is there never a clean negative?

I hang it up to dry in my aircon bed room...so not really much air flowing around.

After drying I will cut it up and keep them in the sleeves, all the while inspecting and blowing away any stray dust on my negs.

 

[ilovefilm]

Guys, how do u guys get a really clean negative after developing? or is there never a clean negative?

saw someone posted to dry in the bathroom, the moisture will sort of reduce the amount of dust in the environment, maybe making them heavier and therefore they don't float around.

Main thing i am concern is the water marks, the dust is very difficult to avoid, good thing we have technology to help us get rid of it digitally.

And last note: there can many times present beauty in a bad film, don't condemn it too soon, think artistic:bsmilie:

 

[artspraken]

Digital ICE or iSRD does not work with B&W negatives.

Master Tay sells a very good squirrel hair brush (artisan & artist) that has anti static properties for removal of debris and artefacts on film.

However i find that alot of dust gets on the film during the drying process. It is good to dry in a room with less dust. For this reason, i try to dry in my master bedroom (coz my wife is a vacuum cleaner) and avoid drying in my study (alot of books=alot of dust)