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I’m using plastic reels and they have this ratcheting “self-loading” mechanic. When I get them out I feel no stress in them.

John: Yes, I've always found this unlikely but I have no other explanation as of now. I've contacted Ilford on the issue. Rodeo_joe: Yes these lines are too wavy for scratch marks and too straight for tank or loading bag pinhole. I do not wear anything on my wrist while developing. Yes it is always the end that is closest to the outside. No visible holes on my tank. I'll try to tape down the end of my bag next time too. I develop my film in the kitchen so no IR blasters either. For me analog photography is about paying attention. If the process is slow and stretches through multiple days from making a shot to scanning I tend to slow down and appreciate the process itself and the end result as well. I'd never make money out of film. This is just for me. Each to their own I guess.

Thanks for all of your insightful replies. Here are some more information based on what you've said: The shutter seems to be in perfect form. Even while the advance mechanics are operated. I've never thought of a rewind issue but what Stuart says is very compelling. This would explain why its so random and wavy as the film wobbles a bit while under some stress. I'm using rotation while developing. But my film tank is a few months old and I had multiple rolls developed in it resulting no light streaks. The lines are randomly situated on the roll. One thing that is similar in all the rolls that there is always a streak on the last 4-5 shots. One more thing that caught my eye the last few days is that the light streak is clearly visible on the very end of the roll too. Where it is fixed to the cartridge. That part never crosses the shutter! I does'nt even leave the cartridge until development. Strange! So almost all of you think it's a camera body issue and not a development issue? I have an almost identical body I'll shoot a roll with that too to get some more info.

Hey everyone, I've started developing my film at home a while ago and recently I've had 3 consecutive rolls with horizontal white lines (black on the negative) across. The strange part is that the lines are not continuous across the whole roll but run across multiple frames. Please also note the marksat the sprocket holes. I've been using my current setup of camera body and lens for 5 years now and never had a lightleak issue. Its a canon FTql with an FL 50 1.4. I'm shooting hp5+ at iso 800 and develop it with Ilfotec lc29, fix it with Ilford rapid fixer (I make a new batch every 5 rolls). I use a paterson style tank and load my film in a bag. The lines are clearly visible on the negatives so it is not a scanning problem for sure. Please see the attached images. Drive link with images: horizontal lines - Google Drive I'm hoping someone with greater experience than me can tell me what am i doing wrong or what part of my process might be at fault. All the best, Marcell