diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 90889a4..6a97507 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ minutes then placed in the developer. It was initially agitated continuously for 2 minutes and then left to stand. At 31 minutes, another 15 seconds of agitation was applied. The film was removed -from developer at 60 minutes and fixed/washed as usual. +from developer at 60 () minutes and fixed/washed as usual. Findings: @@ -590,6 +590,57 @@ room for the lift rod. +### Update 4-3-2022: Old Tri-X 220 Rollfilm + +I acquired some old TXP 220 that had expired 8/1992. After the good +successes seen with old sheet film, I was anxious to see how ancient +rollfilm would work in (semi)stand development. + +The first roll was processed in 9 month old D-23 1:1 with an initial 3 +minutes agitation (stand) for a total time of 60 min. The film showed +streaking, blotchiness, and some discoloration. The streaking was most +prominent in the first few exposures. + +Suspecting the developer and possible bromide drag, I did a second +roll in fresh D-23 1:1 with an initial 2 minutes agitation with +another 15 seconds at 31 minutes (semistand). The film showed no +blotchiness or discoloration. Again, there was a thin horizontal line +across parts of the center of exposures 1 and 2. + +Both rolls were exposed at ASA 320. The shadow detail suggests that +the film pretty much hit full box speed, as is common with (semi)stand +development. In neither case was there significant fog and the +negatives are quite printable. + +I am at a loss to explain the lines/streaking the in early exposures. +Each roll was shot on a different camera, so that's not the issue. + +One possibility is that the film is mechanically compromised for +having been wound on the spool for 30 years. But I'd expect this sort +of problem to most pronounced on the last exposures which are wrapped +on a much tigher diameter near the center of the spool. + +Another possibility is that - in both rolls - the first few exposures +were wrapped close to the inner core of the development reel and this +somehow contributed to the problem. Bear in mind that 220 reels are +way larger than 120 reels and film is approximately twice as long. + +Finally, it may be that the label/paper that holds the roll tightly +closed when manufacured somehow compromised the first few +images. Recall that - unlike 120 film - 220 only has a paper leader +and trailer, there is no paper along the length of the film. This was +necessary to make 220 film fit in the same dimensions as 120 rolls. +As manufactured, the tight leader is wrapped around the reel above the +first few exposures. + +In short, the defect here looks much less like bromide drag or bad +processing. It looks like a mechanical artifact with film that's +been left rolled up tight for 30 years. + +Since the film is quite usable and I have a few rolls left, I'll just +avoid shooting anything of consequence in the first few frames. + + ## Copyright And Use All content here is Copyright (c) 2021 TundraWare Inc., Des Plaines, IL USA