help. is this a film defect or development issue.

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i shot about 8 x 120 format rolls in high-key and low-key studio lighting.

8x 120 rolls mainly acros 100 in high and low-key, and 3x 120 format rolls in t-max 400 mainly in low-key.

i sent it to be professionally developed, and i noticed these marks when i scanned them on my scanner.

can some one please let me know if (a) this is a film defect (happened in high key in acros 100, but can't see in low-key t-max (b) issues with development or the drying process afterwards.

the images are straight scans without adjustments (except for unsharp masks):

thanks!

 

[EdwardKaraa]

These are lighting defects.

 

[Roger Hicks]

These are lighting defects.

That's not my immediate reaction, but it's hard to tell.

Cheers,

R.

 

[BobYIL]

The first thing to note there are no white flecks on the girl's image but they all are spread on the background (paper, screen, whatever it was). Could they be some sort of reflection? Otherwise what could cause dark flecks during development or afterwards?

 

[MartinP]

If it was lighting then you'd think it would be in the same place on the background. I'd go for film problems when loading, distortion or pressure marks, maybe touching or buckled film causing the denser areas on the neg.

If there is not much to see on the negative then you could also wonder about greasy areas of the scanner platen, if it was a flatbed scanner and/or glass holder.

It is a bit vague though, as there are different ways to get similar problems (not that I have ever had any of those, of course, cough cough, why is my nose growing?).

 

[ChrisN]

Is this on just a few negs per roll, or on every neg?

Can you see the marks on the negs by eye?

Are there marks in the frame spaces between the negs and at the edges?

 

[EdwardKaraa]

I am talking from experience here. There are no reflections in the low key photos, only the high key. As mentioned by someone above, they are only on the background not on the model, not on the left part beside the background paper. White backgrounds have an annoying habit of reflecting lights in very unpredictable ways. I have had many sessions ruined by these reflections even on digital, as they are not easy to see on the LCD. Also these reflections are partly in the lens itself, so that is why they can't be seen while shooting. They are a mix between specular reflections on the background paper and the flare they cause with the lens internal elements.

 

[charjohncarter]

I'm with Ed: lighting.