Digital BW, The Print

I had a similar problem with FP4 and Pan F a few years back. Both 
films were purchased from B&H, and I took them on a trip to Greece 
with out realizing I had a problem. My take is that it was a fungus, 
but I suppose it could also have been a manufacturing problem. I 
don't think it could be a development problem unless there is some 
particulate matter in the developer or your first water bath 
(assuming you use one)that inhibits development. In my case It was 
many years before I bought B&W film from B&H again. Best luck 
figuring it out, it's a tough one!

Steve Karafyllakis.
--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen 
Kobrin" <skobrin@h...> wrote:
> It is relatively new and not gray market.  It was refrigerated, 
but 
> there were two rolls and one was out of the refrigerator for two 
days 
> before I shot it.  I just checked with an 8 power loupe and can 
> barely see the specs...but they are there when I look at a 5X7 
(print 
> size) scan, especially when I zoom in at the "fit on screen" level.
> 
> I will clean everything thoroughly and process the next roll with 
> bottled water.  The specs are much to small be be dust from the 
> drying process.
> 
> Thanks for the suggestions.,
> 
> Steve
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Mark Savoia 
> <mark@c...> wrote:
> > How old is the film? Was it gray market? Was it refrigerated? If 
so 
> did 
> > it have plenty of time to warm up or is it possible it had 
moisture 
> > condense on it? Could be a fungus. Do you have more unexposed 
rolls 
> you 
> > could have processed elsewhere (lab, friend, etc.)? Did you call 
> Ilford 
> > yet? They are VERY good about troubleshooting.
> > Mark
> > 
> > Stephen Kobrin wrote:
> > 
> > > The spots are black, but are virtually impossible to see with 
a 
> five
> > > power loupe.  In fact,they were not obvious in the prescan and 
> only
> > > apparent in the 5x7 PS image -- very obvious when I zoomed in 
> once. 
> > > However, they are apparent in a 5X7 print.  I really cannot 
tell
> > > which side of the negative they are on.  Very hard to see most 
of
> > > them.  It is also of interest that they are discrete spots.
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Stephen
> > > Petegorsky <petegorsky@e...> wrote:
> > > > Stephen - do you mean that the spots on the negatives were 
> clear or
> > > black?
> > > > Do they appear to be in the image or on top of the emulsion 
or
> > > backing??
> > >
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