Robert Ashdown <RobertA@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>A roll of my tranny film has just returned with 4 parallel scratches
>across the entire length of the film. I have had this problem on and
>off, but as I use a couple of bodies I am unsure as to its causes. Would
>this be due to dust inside the camera? The pressure plate and other bits
>look OK, no obvious damage, although there are faint marks on the part
>of the camera that the film runs along straight out of the canister
>(does that make sense?)
An easy test is to change processing labs for a while. I used to always get
scratches on my film and suspected the camera. Then one day my normal lab
was closed and I needed prompt processing, so I used the first open place I
found. To my pleasure, the film came back scratchless! (oops).....
All kinds of grit and grime accumulate in roller transport processing
machines. Unless you are *sure* the lab is not the source, try a few
alternatives.
John P
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