help.. developing problem or camera problem..?

[gandalfk7]

Hi,
I developed a roll from my new (for me) Hassy 500cm and Planar 80mm 2.8 C (these info are not for taunting but for eventual known issues).

My negatives come up very dense and black,
if I don't hold them in front of a lamp it is very difficult to
see something.

I compared it with my previous negatives and there is nothing similar to the ones of today..

I'm afraid it could be the camera, I bought it this morning,
not from a shop but from a guy.
I'm a bit worried about some problems but I understand that it could be totally my fault:
I had a little bottle of Rodinal R09 opened (but capped!) from about a year and
also my fix was opened but capped and it was a bit old..

I noticed some strange things (refered to the foto with red marks):
A: the black lines between the frames
B: a different exposure banding on the left of the frame

the first photo attached was shot in my bathroom,
the other two (I will attach another in the next message)
outside, in the "wild".

I have never had a negative like this..

do you have any idea about which problem affected my process?
it's all my fault? (you don't imagine how much I wish this is the right answer 😀 )


thank you very much in advance

cheers from italy

Matteo

 

[gandalfk7]

last frame

 

[Roger Hicks]

Dear Matteo,

Immediate reaction (not necessarily correct): sticky (slow) shutter.

Cheers,

R.

 

[Juan Valdenebro]

You should take your camera to a technician who can meter the real duration of your shutter speeds...

Cheers,

Juan

 

[gandalfk7]

that's the point, if the camera needs to be repaired it will be given back
to the seller immediately.
He said that everything was ok.

I checked the times and the shutter, they seem ok.

Is it possible that all these problems are created by light leaks?
I noticed that the magazine I used lacks of a light-tight felt on a side..

 

[pau3]

It can be also some light leaks on the magazine. Light might come
through the dark slide opening if the light traps get old. In your
case, it looks even worse. But you have said that there is some
felt missing...

Best,
Pau

 

[charjohncarter]

Find another lens and shoot some frames, then shoot frames with your lens. See the difference, if any.

 

[FrankS]

In order to diagnose whether it is a camera or a developing problem, you could develop a roll from the new suspect camera in the same developing tank at the same time as a roll from a proven good camera, using the same film type.

 

[MartinP]

As there is so much darkened emulsion outside of the frame how can it possibly not be a light-leak problem ?

Unfortunately unless you can pin down exactly what is going on with the camera very quickly, I suppose it will have to be returned to the seller.