Re: sprocket holes showing on developed film

[Colin McKie <colinmckie@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Frank Schiffel wrote:
> 
> thinking around here is it might be the water, but more probably is indicative of fixer that is at the
> 
> end of its useful life. this where it is not caused by a light leak. will post any other hypothetical
> solutions to this problem.
> 
Frank,

This post has appeared out of nowhere, but if it refers to uneven
density around sprocket holes on HIE, it's a very common problem.

The usual cause is over-energetic agitation: use a gentle inversion
technique with no swirling.

Watch that wrist action!

Colin

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