Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This can be Dust getting into the film can felt (from carrying around film outside its plastic container). Your scanner scratching bowed film. Bad sleeving by a processor And I have not had this issue with TMX. T400CN, yes, but that's just a fragile film to begin with. Although it sucks to have scratched film while scanning, especially with a hard-ass scanner like a Kodak, it has never been a problem in actual printing. Dante On Sunday, February 23, 2003, at 01:20 PM, Dan States wrote: > I have been using Tmax100 for years with good results. However, in > the last 6 months or so I have gone through a rash of scratched film > issues involving multiple cameras. At first I thought my bulk loader > had gone bad or had a batch of bad cans, so I changed to preloaded 24 > exposure rolls. The problem continues. > > The scratches are random in their location across the back of the film > and do not generally run the full length of the roll. As an > experiment I tried pulling a roll out of the can, rewinding it by hand > and then pulling it out again. To my suprise there were light > scratches on the film back without even being loaded in the camera! > > I am also using Delta 100 and many other color films with no problems, > and since it is not isolated to a particular camera I am thinking the > film backing has been changed in some way. > > I also notice that Kodak has started using masking tape to anchor the > film to the spool, instead of the black rubber tape they used in the > past. Either actually sucks because they both can cause a static > spark if pulled off to fast, but the new tape seems to tear into > strips easily, making for problems when loading. (I COULD use > scissors, but have had accidents when using them in the dark...) > > Has anyone else seen similar issues with TMAX100? > > Best wishes > Dan States > Grand Forks ND > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > ____________ Dante Stella http://www.dantestella.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html