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Have you ever received an exposed box of film? If yes, please post details in comments.  

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  1. 1. Have you ever received an exposed box of film? If yes, please post details in comments.

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I bought my second box of Rollei IR (4x5). The first box went fine, though I hated the thickness of the sheet. They are thin and flimsy and consequently very hard to load into the film holders and then the developing tank.

 

The second box was a disaster. I got it from B&H. It came exposed! I developed (normally) one right out of box and the density was 1.24, uniform across the whole sheet! Every sheet was that way. I realized it the hard way since I already did a photo trip with that box without testing. But again, who thought of testing a black sheet before starting the trip!

 

The quality concern is big. The notch are not cut clean, the sheets are thin, and not an exposed box. I have no idea what Rollei is up to.

 

On the up side, B&H is accepting my return, but what about the investment for the trip with no IR photos! That cannot be replaced, sadly.

 

I thought I'd add that the film is new, bought on Nov 2nd and Exp was not till 2020.

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Yes, I'm certain. This is not my first IR neg in the same setup. Nothing apart from the box of film is different.

 

 

Are you certain the developing tank and all your blackout materials are totally opaque to IR? Many 'black' plastic tanks will allow IR through like a sieve.

 

The only reliable material for developing IR film is stainless steel.

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Could it have been the victim of a shipping security inspection with some kind of xray gear?

 

I have seen reports that airport X-rays scan, and so leave lines across the image.

 

A uniform fogging might be due to heat.

 

The not clean cut notches, and otherwise quality of the film, makes me wonder

about counterfeit. I have no idea if that happens, but it has been reported in other

things, and even getting into normal supply channels.

 

Behind the fog, does it have the normal edge printing?

(I presume they put it on sheet film, too.)

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