debejyo Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 (edited) 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. Edited December 11, 2018 by debejyo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 IR film is a special case in terms of exposure. Don't know the answer. If you are religious, maybe prayer? I do know that my several boxes of Ektachrome IR have not survived the wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debejyo Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbon_dragon Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Could it have been the victim of a shipping security inspection with some kind of xray gear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amanda_kleinman Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 I will also say that I’ve gotten a box or two that had sheets that were two wide (4x5) and they got caught in the film holder, bunched up, and were worthless. It took me weeks to figure out the problem. I notified B&H and wrote to Rollei. B&H did not offer me a refund and Rollei didn’t respond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 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.) 1 -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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