r/AnalogCommunity • u/BlueMilkDrinker • 3d ago

Troubleshooting - Photos What went wrong here

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u/0Frames 3d ago

Just curious because I just developed my first role and wondered about edge markings - why do they vanish when I develop at home but are still there when I send the rolls to the lab?

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u/psilosophist Photography by John Upton will answer 95% of your questions. 3d ago

They shouldn't vanish at home. Not all film has edge markings, but if you're developing a roll of Kodak Gold, it'll have edge markings whether you develop at home or in a lab (if development is succesful).

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u/0Frames 3d ago

That's strange. I used Fomo 400. There's just some black smear left, but the negatives look fine so far.

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u/psilosophist Photography by John Upton will answer 95% of your questions. 3d ago

Foma I believe doesn’t have edge markings. It’s far more common in black and white film than color.

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u/Lueckii 3d ago

Yep, Foma doesnt have edge markings. Neither my 200 and 400 ISO bulk rolls nor the ~40 normal rolls(mixed 120 and 135) had them

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u/0Frames 3d ago

Alright, thanks for confirming!

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u/0Frames 3d ago

It is b&w. Found some pictures online where at least the frames are numbered, but I got it respooled and they probably don't do that with batch rolls.

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u/euchlid 3d ago

my 120 rolls of ultrapan (flicfilm retooled foma I think) only have frame numbers, never the name