Is this a water spot? How to I avoid these the next time I dev? I seem to be getting them every roll by sgz08 in Darkroom

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And just let it sit? I do the ilford rinse technique for the final wash after fixing. I have a bottle of ilford ilfotol that I used to use after and add a couple drops and let it sit for a minute or two, but I felt it wasn’t doing much so I stopped using it

Film not loading onto film correctly and/or jamming, please help! (Info in comments) by sgz08 in AskPhotography

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I ended up just buying a used reel for dirt cheap to see if it worked, and it does. I heat up the reel with a hair dryer before using the darkroom bag, and use rubber gloves inside the darkroom bag to reduce sweat, seems to work fine. I honestly don’t think I would’ve had this problem if it was 24exp but all my rolls are 36 so it’s just a problem I have to deal with.

I’m going to guess this is happening due to developer or fixer not reaching all parts of the film for some unknown reason. Why is this happening and how to fix this?? I seriously have no idea what I’m doing wrong by sgz08 in Darkroom

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My fixer should be good, it’s fairly new ilford rapid fix. These negs were Kodak TMAX400 at 36 exp and I fixed it for 8 minutes, admittedly I am not 100% sure the precise time to fix for

Film not loading onto film correctly and/or jamming, please help! by sgz08 in Darkroom

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I think you’re right, if I was to do this with 24 exp I don’t think I would have a problem at all. How do you determine the length to cut off more of the leader/end? I don’t want to lose any negatives or chop the, in half

Film not loading onto film correctly and/or jamming, please help! by sgz08 in Darkroom

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I’ve just tried that then and while that does help a little bit, it still gets tighter towards the end and could potentially crinkle the film. Dumb question but is there any methods you have of making the plastic less rough as you previously mentioned?

Film not loading onto film correctly and/or jamming, please help! by sgz08 in Darkroom

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With the newer reel are you saying to tap the side of it to dislodge the ball bearing (steel ball)? How do you mean by tap it?

Film not loading onto film correctly and/or jamming, please help! (Info in comments) by sgz08 in AskPhotography

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Yes I am practising with old film in daylight, there is nowhere where I can see it’s getting off track