Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
I do not understand. These photos are at full resolution at Flicker. All you have to do is click on them.
This is what I'm getting by clicking on them: Flickr private page.
This photo is private.
Oops! You don't have permission to view this photo.
Hogarth Ferguson
Well-known
IF this is from scans, there is dust in the calibration area of your scanner.
As indicated here, this is the calibration area of the scanner, if dust gets in there, you get a long dead "pixel" as you called it. Clean that area and rescan.
The last three frames were probably all in a row, which is why the ones nearest to it did not have this line in them. I'm about 100% sure this is what is causing this, not scratches in the film. Clean the area, rescan, let me know.

As indicated here, this is the calibration area of the scanner, if dust gets in there, you get a long dead "pixel" as you called it. Clean that area and rescan.
The last three frames were probably all in a row, which is why the ones nearest to it did not have this line in them. I'm about 100% sure this is what is causing this, not scratches in the film. Clean the area, rescan, let me know.
pepeguitarra
Well-known
Thanks guys. There were two photos classified as private by me. My apologies. You should be able to see them all at full resolution. I will scan a new film tonight and see what happened. I already cleaned the heck out of this almost brand new scanner (V600).
bhop73
Well-known
I get this often. It's from my squeegee.
Ronald M
Veteran
Interesting, I do not use squeegees. Since I Photo Flow, I hang and let it dry. I use nylon gloves to develop, I may have pass the film through the fingers once to remove most of the PhotoFlow.
I hang the film with photoflood, then scan with loupe, remove any dirt with cotton bud, then rinse again with photoflow applied from syringe while it is hanging. Medical syringe is fine, small ear syringe works fine also, drug store item.
Also helps if you put the reel on the side and allow to drain two minutes before removing the film. Short distance helps. Tap to remove excess .
A hospital clean room, air and water filters will save you lots of grief.
So does using fix for only 8 hours otherwise silver precipitates and sticks like glue to next film. It will not wash off which is why I inspect when wet when I first hang it. Once dry, a lost cause.
Glass bottles. Plastic can not be properly cleaned.
Tho shall not touch wet film emulsion. Your hand might be clean, but if a dirt is on the film you will drag it. Same as washing your car, flood with water and use a very light touch.
farlymac
PF McFarland
When you mentioned lost pixels on a scanner, Pepe, I was looking for a bright line. Once you pointed out the black line location, I could see it on all three frames. Definitely an emulsion scratch. And like someone else mentioned, it could be spurious, and won't happen again. But better to clean the camera really well also, just in case.
PF
PF
grouchos_tash
Well-known
IF this is from scans, there is dust in the calibration area of your scanner.
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As indicated here, this is the calibration area of the scanner, if dust gets in there, you get a long dead "pixel" as you called it. Clean that area and rescan.
The last three frames were probably all in a row, which is why the ones nearest to it did not have this line in them. I'm about 100% sure this is what is causing this, not scratches in the film. Clean the area, rescan, let me know.
Like I already said, this exactly the problem I had. It looked like OP's.
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