In article <rlpy7ot3f91.fsf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Toni Nikkanen <toni@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
>
> I really enjoyed the daylight color rendition of Agfa Vista 200. And
> especially the color rendition during sunset.
>
> However, scanning proved somewhat problematic: There were huge
> roundish pale areas at the bottom and top of the frame, apparently at
> the same spot as the perforations but in the image area
These sound like surge marks, which are caused by uneven flow of developer
solution around sprocket holes. If so, this is an issue with development
technique or equipment, not the film or scanner. How was the film
developed? Surge marks can occur because of excessive agitation when film
is developed in small tanks. I've seen them on some commercially-developed
rolls in the 1980s (presumably done with "dip & dunk" machinery). I don't
know if minilab machinery could produce anything like surge marks. I've
never heard of different C-41 films exhibiting different sensitivity to
surge marks, but I can't rule out the possibility.
FWIW, I bought a bunch of Agfa Vista 200 on eBay a while ago. I've had no
problems like those you describe, either printing in a conventional
darkroom or scanning with a Minolta DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400 scanner.
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