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The film is still in the lab that processed them. I have never had condensation in any of my films before, always wait a good amount of hours after taking out of the fridge, and take off the foil the last minute before loading it into the back. But there is always a first time I guess. Is this the pattern of condensation? What else, apart of condensation, could this be? The lab claims (they left a voice message) that "I can tell you very matter of fact that the film is processed correctly, the processing we do is called dip and dunk process, meaning that the film doesn't really touch anything". I thought this could be a problem in their processing. Somehow I do not think they get many Rollei RPX iso 25 to develop. I told them to be careful with it and this is what happened.

Thank you Ed, I am not sure which side they are on. It would be helpful if you tell me the difference (the possible causes of these spots based on which side of the film they are). More than happy to learn. They still have my film. One detail that may or may not be relevant: there was a little light leak on one side of one frame (none of the ones pictured here) and there were clear white spots there as well, gradually disappearing into frame.

Any help with this will be highly appreciated. I sent a batch of rollei RPX iso 25 to a lab that was recommended to me. (I posted this elsewhere with wrong film name, RPX is the right film). I tried to start a new conversation about white spots but somehow it is not working, which is why I am bringing my problem to a discussion that is similar and recent. What you can see in the sample is the only image I could retrieve (for now) because the lab kept the film to review what happened. These are iPhone pics through a x10 magnifying glass, with the film on a light box of course. I think this can give you a good idea on how this pattern of white spots looks like, although of course in reality they are much more defined and sharp. The one sample where the spots are bigger (sample #1) is because I zoomed in with the iPhone inside of the magnifying glass. I just received a voice message from the lab saying there is nothing wrong with their processing, and I quote "I can tell you very matter of fact that the film is processed correctly, the processing we do is called dip and dunk process, meaning that the film doesn't really touch anything". I have been doing photography for over 15 years, used all formats and most films --always exploring, and particularly fascinated with small grain, low iso film-- and this has never happened to me. And I really do not see any relationship between these white spots and the comment left on my voicemail of their processing, because it is my understanding that these kind of spots occur when times and certain steps are not done right during the processing. Please let me know what do you think, any expertise or insight is more than needed. I think the irregular/uniform pattern is telling. Thank you, Eflux.

Any help with this will be highly appreciated. I sent a batch of atp 1.1 Rollei 25 (120 rolls) to a lab that was recommended to me. What you can see in the sample is the only image I could retrieve for now because the lab kept the film to review what happened. These are iPhone pics through a x10 magnifying glass, with the film on a light box of course. I think this can give you a good idea on how this pattern of white spots looks like, although of course in reality they are much more defined and sharp. The one sample where the spots are bigger (sample #3) is because I zoomed in with the iPhone inside of the magnifying glass. I just received a voice message from them saying there is nothing wrong with their processing, and I quote "I can tell you very matter of fact that the film is processed correctly, the processing we do is called dip and dunk process, meaning that the film doesn't really touch anything". I have been doing photography for over 15 years, used all formats and most films, always exploring, and this has never happened to me. And I really do not see any relationship between these white spots and the description of their processing, because it is my understanding that these kind of spots occur when times and certain steps are not done right during the processing. Please let me know what do you think, any expertise or insight is more than needed. Thank you, Eflux. #1 #2 #3 #4