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Topic: Orange dots on B/W super 8 print???

Mark L Barton
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 621
From: Bristol, South Glos, England
Registered: Mar 2009

posted January 22, 2018 02:43 AM

Hello all, even though I am selling the print mentioned next (advising the fault) I wonder if you chaps can advise whats going on.
OK the print is a lovely sharp, good contrast print of the 1936 film San Francisco, plays perfectly BUT it has small orange blemishes through out, but it only occurs on exceptionally small dark areas, mostly the eyes, buttons etc etc. You can see the print on youtube, if you type in the search bar

San Francisco Super 8 feature, clip

Im assuming this may be colour stock used for a black and white print. Your thoughts appreciated.

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Brian Fretwell
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1785
From: London, UK
Registered: Jun 2014

posted January 22, 2018 03:02 AM

Either that or if true B&W stock it had trouble in processing. Possibly the fixer bath was worn out or not enough agitation of the liquid allowed spots of the emulsion that hadn't been exposed to remain and over the years and reaction with light and the atmosphere has coloured it.

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Maurizio Di Cintio
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 977
From: Ortona, Italy
Registered: Jan 2004

posted January 22, 2018 11:06 AM

I agree with Brian. Or it could be some cleaner applied in excess: it happened on parts of my "Alien" print (but only there were I had just impregnated the cloth for cleaning, phew...).

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Maurizio

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Douglas Meltzer
Moderator

Posts: 4554
From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted January 22, 2018 11:16 AM

Mark,

Here's one of a few threads where this topic has come up. It is truly annoying to find this processing problem on our cherished prints.

Doug

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I think there's room for just one more film.....

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