Vertical scratches on negatives- what's happened?

[lena.87]

Hi,

I've just had a kodak TRI-X film developed and throughout the negative are vertical lines that look like scratches. I have no idea where they've come from. Can anybody help?
Here's the link for one scan I did, I actually removed the lines on adobe on the faces, but they are still visible on the rest of the image.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lenalenaville/2809707196/

 

[cole]

Lena,

A couple questions: Are you shooting 35mm, 120, or larger?
Did you have the film done at a lab, or do you process your own?
Which camera are you shooting with?

I might be able to narrow things down for you.

 

[lena.87]

I'm using a yashica mat 124g, and it was a TRI-X 120 film. I got the film processed at a lab, I emailed them and they said they can't see how that could have happened in the lab. They said I could send them the film for them to check, but that they had no idea. I thought I'd have a look on here first to see if anyone else had the same problem. I'm thinking maybe its something to do with the film, I don't know.

 

[cole]

I would inquire further with the lab. The scratches are in a very uniform pattern - are they consistent throughout the entirety of your roll?

I suspect the culprit would be dusty/dirty feeders in the lab's processor. At some point in the film's path through the machine, I would guess that there are some guides (or feeders) that were contaminated, and thusly left their mark on the film. I work in a camera store, and we've seen problems similar to this before. I would ask for a refund at the very least.

Best of luck!

 

[lena.87]

Yeah the whole roll has these scratches on them. I did hear that sometimes film at the end of a batch can have damages like scratches. I'll keep looking.

Thanks for your advice!