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Appreciate all your feedback . . thanks!

Thanks Sandy . . now that you mention it, it does appear to be the water . . vertically which lens flare would likely cause. Appreciate it.

Can't for the life of me figure this one out. The lower right hand side of the image has what appears to be a "double-exposed" image of a tree. . .looks very similar to trees to the right of my shot (out of the composition) Def not double exposed; I confirmed that. Is it possible that lens flare by shooting directly into the sun could have caused this somehow? The other alternative is I did develop a 2nd image in the same tank (negatives were about 1/4 inch apart). Is it possible that during development the image from the 2nd picture somehow made it to this negative . . not sure if that's even possible? The other possibility is this is not a tree at all but a light leak from my slide that "looks" like a tree?? Any insight would be helpful.

<p>yes thanks Bethe. . . have contacted Rita and she is replacing mine. Again can't thank you enough for the tip. </p>

<p>Wow Bethe. . . that is unbelievable. Appreciate the insight. That is likely it. I am using Toyo and purchased in July 2016 from B&H. Too coincidental. Also, took an indoor shot today. . no problem at all. </p> <p>Charles, thank you as well. My suspicion is I have 2 problems here a same time. Some of the issue was with touching negatives. Notice the bark on the tree . . much different defect from the blotchy defect. </p> <p>Thanks much to both of you.</p>

<p>I have been developing color negatives (120 roll and 35mm) at home for a few years now using C41 Unicolor chemistry with generally very favorable results. Just started 4x5 using same chemistry and have not been as fortunate (link to images below)<br /> Some facts:<br /> 1. C41 chemistry was just mixed about 3 weeks ago. This was first negs developed using this batch. The powdered chemistry was stored unopened in plastic sealed container. May have been about 2 years old prior to mixing.<br /> 2. The 2 shots of the grain elevator were taken with Shen Hao and the lake shots taken with Intrepid using 210 mm and 90mm <br /> 3. Developed in Patterson tank with MOD54, agitation, timing and temp per instructions.<br /> 4. I noticed upon washing negs that they were touching slightly, slipped out of slots ( I believe this is the issue)<br /> 5. Confirmed chemicals covered film in tank<br /> Would appreciated any insight anyone may have. Thanks much.<br> <br /> Ralph<br> <br /> http://goo.gl/photos/ZXL9PY9ZBhKKjtYQ7</p> <p> </p>

<p>Thanks again Mark! Appreciate the kind words too!</p>

<p>Mark thanks for the advice. I actually have done as you suggested (i.e. inserting film holder, pulling dark slide, put slide back in without triggering the shutter). I have another thread in the large format forum with a copy of the negative I produced. I then put flashlight in the camera in a dark room and sure enough, light leaks in the corner and top of the bellows upper rear standard. So my conclusion is the culprit is the bellows not seated properly. Would you agree with my conclusion? </p>

<p>Good point, thanks.</p>

<p>thanks charles. . actually I just bought an 1/8'' roll of self-stick weather strip and taped along edge of bellows as you suggested. Worked like a charm! Thanks much for the feedback.</p>

<p>Thanks James, good insight</p>

<p>Thanks Bob, yes I did just that and the light leak is coming from where the bellows is glued to the frame at the top of the rear standard. (new Intrepid Camera) Sans sending back for repair, do you have any suggestion how I might just "seal" it. Perhaps felt. I checked it and the bellows is securely glued to the frame so best I can tell there may be a small section where it was not perfectly flat against the frame when glued. </p>

<p>I have exposed a negative on my 4x5 by just pulling the dark slide (i.e. did not trip shutter) to detect any light leaks. As per attached, a couple leaks where bellows attaches to top of rear standard. Is this a problem to be concerned about or is some minor leak "normal" Appreciate comments.</p><div></div>

<p>John attached is the negative that was exposed by just removing the dark slide as you suggested. Notice the light leaks that appear to be coming from the upper corners of the rear standard where the bellows are glued. I guess my question now is . . is this something to worry about as it doesn't appear to reach the image area. i.e. is it "normal" challenges with large format cameras or should I be thinking about getting it fixed. Again appreciate any advice. </p><div></div>