Development Issues Archives - Medium Format Photography https://mediumformatphotography.com/category/developing-medium-format-film/development-issues/ Medium Format Techniques, Gear & Tips (Film + Digital) Sat, 07 Mar 2026 23:11:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://mediumformatphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.jpg Development Issues Archives - Medium Format Photography https://mediumformatphotography.com/category/developing-medium-format-film/development-issues/ 32 32 Hard Water Spots on Film Negatives: Causes, Prevention, and Fixes https://mediumformatphotography.com/hard-water-spots-on-film-negatives-causes-prevention-and-fixes/ https://mediumformatphotography.com/hard-water-spots-on-film-negatives-causes-prevention-and-fixes/#respond Sun, 15 Feb 2026 16:45:36 +0000 https://mediumformatphotography.com/?p=513 Hard Water Spots on Film Negatives: Causes, Prevention, and Fixes Few things are more deflating than pulling a freshly developed roll of 120 film from the drying line and discovering a constellation of white spots and mineral deposits scattered across your negatives. You nailed the exposure. You got the development right. And now there are...

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]]> https://mediumformatphotography.com/hard-water-spots-on-film-negatives-causes-prevention-and-fixes/feed/ 0 Fogged Film From Light Leaks https://mediumformatphotography.com/fogged-film/ https://mediumformatphotography.com/fogged-film/#respond Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:54:21 +0000 https://mediumformatphotography.com/?p=473 Film Fogging: How to Identify and Prevent Light Leaks in Your Photographs If you’ve ever pulled a roll of freshly developed film from the tank — or received scans back from your lab — only to find mysterious glows, color shifts, or washed-out areas creeping into your frames, you’ve encountered fogging. It’s one of the...

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]]> https://mediumformatphotography.com/fogged-film/feed/ 0 Film Developing Issues https://mediumformatphotography.com/film-developing-issues/ https://mediumformatphotography.com/film-developing-issues/#respond Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:17:11 +0000 https://mediumformatphotography.com/?p=298 The image below demonstrates several problems that can occur during home development. Dust, fibers, and processing errors are all common hazards. This test shot shows what happens when chemistry goes wrong. There’s also a fiber visible near the center—a reminder that medium format’s larger negatives attract and display more debris. The rest of the roll...

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]]> https://mediumformatphotography.com/film-developing-issues/feed/ 0 Streaks in Film https://mediumformatphotography.com/streaks-in-film/ https://mediumformatphotography.com/streaks-in-film/#respond Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:31:55 +0000 https://mediumformatphotography.com/?p=287 These streaks can be surge marks from overly vigorous agitation, bromide drag, or a combination of the two. Bromide Drag: Diagnosing Vertical Banding in 120 Film Development If you’ve ever pulled a roll of 120 film from your development tank only to find mysterious vertical streaks running through your highlights, you’ve encountered one of the...

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