Richard Campbell
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Hi,
I have recently started trying to develop and scan my own Bronica SQ-A photos. I have an Epson V550 flatbed scanner and have only developed a few rolls of film. The first couple of rolls developed really well and then seemed to scan with no problems. The images were nice and clear (with fairly noticeable grain as I was using Ilford HP5+). The most recent roll I developed has not worked so well, however. The images have come out with artifacts and I don't know if these are as a result of my development or my scanning. I have attached a zoomed in view of one of the pictures. There are some 'lines' which didn't appear the first few times I developed or scanned images.
The only thing that I did differently was that I used tap water instead of bottled water to mix the developer (Ilfosol 3) this time. I'm not sure if I got carried away with the agitation or didn't time it accurately - or something else I'm not aware of. I will have a go with bottled water again. I just wondered if anyone would be kind enough to suggest what might have caused the imperfections on this scan. The second picture is a zoomed-in example of a photo from one of my first batch - which was much better, as far as I can see.
I would be really grateful if anyone would suggest what I might have done wrong.
Thanks
I have recently started trying to develop and scan my own Bronica SQ-A photos. I have an Epson V550 flatbed scanner and have only developed a few rolls of film. The first couple of rolls developed really well and then seemed to scan with no problems. The images were nice and clear (with fairly noticeable grain as I was using Ilford HP5+). The most recent roll I developed has not worked so well, however. The images have come out with artifacts and I don't know if these are as a result of my development or my scanning. I have attached a zoomed in view of one of the pictures. There are some 'lines' which didn't appear the first few times I developed or scanned images.
The only thing that I did differently was that I used tap water instead of bottled water to mix the developer (Ilfosol 3) this time. I'm not sure if I got carried away with the agitation or didn't time it accurately - or something else I'm not aware of. I will have a go with bottled water again. I just wondered if anyone would be kind enough to suggest what might have caused the imperfections on this scan. The second picture is a zoomed-in example of a photo from one of my first batch - which was much better, as far as I can see.
I would be really grateful if anyone would suggest what I might have done wrong.
Thanks

