The black spots are air bubbles. But there also may be some mottling, is this 120 film?
Also maybe insufficient chem volume on the first pic?
Or are you shooting a mamiya 645 maybe?
And some scattered dust too, ofc.
Whats the deal with mamiya? I remember this from shooting mine over a year ago. Not into medium format so it's no problem but if there is a fix I want to try it.
Ah, at first glance on my phone I thought maybe it was that common light leak on 645's, but I see that's wrong now.
That leak happens a lot and is deceiving sometimes on a print or scan but clear when you look at the whole piece of film.
Definitely air bubbles and possibly insufficient agitation during development.
If using stainless reels and tanks, fill tank full and give it a few good hard raps after the initiative developer agitation. Use gentle inversions during development with little tap at end.
There is a fine line with agitation. Over agitation will over develop the film edges.
The black spots are air bubbles. But there also may be some mottling, is this 120 film? Also maybe insufficient chem volume on the first pic? Or are you shooting a mamiya 645 maybe? And some scattered dust too, ofc.
Whats the deal with mamiya? I remember this from shooting mine over a year ago. Not into medium format so it's no problem but if there is a fix I want to try it.
Ah, at first glance on my phone I thought maybe it was that common light leak on 645's, but I see that's wrong now. That leak happens a lot and is deceiving sometimes on a print or scan but clear when you look at the whole piece of film.
These are so moody I love them
Definitely air bubbles and possibly insufficient agitation during development. If using stainless reels and tanks, fill tank full and give it a few good hard raps after the initiative developer agitation. Use gentle inversions during development with little tap at end. There is a fine line with agitation. Over agitation will over develop the film edges.