vania_plemiannikov

Hello everyone, I have some issues with my developments lately and don’t know if it comes from the camera or my development process. I have almost systematically 2 overexposed parallel lines (see photos), one on each side of the frame (left and right with hasselblad), but sometimes only one. Do you have any idea what these can be ? There is nothing visible between the frames but it clearly follows a direction from one frame to the next. It keeps coming rolls after roll all in HC110 B with development times between 7 and 9 min. The intensity of the artefact seems to vary and it mainly shows on even middle gray/light surface (ie sky, snow, etc.). The hasselblad repair service thinks it's process related I do too since I get it from different lenses/back/body/film but only from my hasselblad cameras so far. Not the fujis. I have developed films for a very long time and my agitation method has been problem free for the last decade. I use mainly stainless steel tank with hewes reels but tried the paterson system and got the problem too except this one time when I use two reels in a 3 reels tank for greater agitation. But since the problem is not 100% systematic I can't be sure and this is not normal that I should need to do this... I invert the kodak way for the first 30s then 5 sharp inversions in 5s every 30s. It's not x-rays or drying marks. I tried a pre water bath for 2min with no effect. Picture of the film itself would be pointless as this is too subtle to show on picture. I would really appreciate some technical insight if possible as I am loosing my mind over this. And getting tired of wasting good film shooting the sky... Many thanks in advance !

Hi everyone, I am taking my SWC Hasselblad and some HP5+ to Norway this xmas and was looking for some good recommendation regarding exposure time at f/4.5 and nominal speed, as well as bracketing interval (no more than 2). I would really appreciate the advices of the wise and experienced ! Many thanks! Vania

So it’s getting confusing,. I finally purchased a metal box like that (Coffre habitat en acier 60 litres) to put all my archival negative boxes, thinking I will cover it with a plastic cover. The box painting process is lacquered in a oven and it smells of paint quite a bit… So now I am worried that the fumes (the painting smell) will affect the negatives somehow… Do you think it might be a problem ? I don’t want to take any risk. This is driving me nuts. What system should I go with? plastic with no air in which I could drill a few holes eventually, or lacquered metal with painting smell?… Thank you for your help! I am leaving in two days so advise would be much appreciated!

Hello, I will be away from my lab for quite a while, and I am very concerned about what could happen to my negatives. Decades of work… They are all stored in archival print files sleeves inside archival cardboard binders. But what if there’s a leak, flood or whatever in my absence… I can’t figure out the best strategy for storing the binders. I am considering storing them in Muji polypropylene boxes (MUJI Online - Welcome to the MUJI Online Store.) with a plastic drape on top, but I am afraid plastic containers like that don’t let a lot of air in and that it might develop some mold or other nasty things… I once found a film and contact print that turned completely solid like cardboard inside one of these boxes. It was among others photographic material that were ok, so I couldn’t figure out what happened… Am I being paranoid? Any suggestions? Any knowledgeable opinion would be most welcome ! With all my thanks. Vania