richard_rankin2 Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 I recently shot my first roll of colour infrared - Kodak EIR (actually 1443 rewound and cut so it fit on 120 spools). I sent the film to a lab recommended becasue they use dip and dunk without IR LEDS and without IR goggles. They know the film and have developed it before. When I got the film back, there is a small part of the image at the top of each frame (about 10%)and the rest of the frame is blank, the same as between frames and the edges. Any idea what the problem might have been? Rolls shot before and after this one, using the same film back, are fine, although they were not EIR film. They were both b&w and colour neg. Other trannies shot with the same camera, lens and back are fine. Since this film is ungodly expensive, I was hoping to get some suggestions on this before I had to waste too many rols foguring it out myself. Thanks, Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven_clark Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 What's the camera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_sapper Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Please clarify: you describe the problem as "frame is blank" but then describe it as "same as between the frames and edges." If I understand correctly, "blank" would mean the problem area appears black on a reversal film. If this is indeed the case, then that area did not receive any exposure, and has been developed properly. Look to your camera for a malfunction. On the other hand, if "blank" means clear, and the edges and between frame area is also clear, then the film has been fogged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen hazelton Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Just because the lab has done it before doesn't mean they can't or didn't screw up your film. It happened to me on my first roll of HIE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_rankin2 Posted October 1, 2003 Author Share Posted October 1, 2003 Yes, I meant that the film is clear to the film base except in a small portion at the top of each frame. Sorry about that. The camera was a Bronica SQA but I don't think it was a camera problem. The camera and back have been used a number of times recently, before and after. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedmartini Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 How was the film cut in order to accomodate the format? Is the line bettween these two points soft or hard edged? Is it possible that this edge could have been exposed? Michael D. D'Avignon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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