Hi All,(posted 8493 days ago)I have a fair amount of experience shooting Kodak HIE in 135 format, as well as processing 135 B&W film, and normal B&W 5x4 negatives. Recently I tried to shoot a couple of infrared shots in 5x4 and ran into a problem.
I was shooting with a wooden holder with a metal slide, which is (visible) light tight, processed in Aculux 2 for recommended time (15min @ 20 degrees for G0.7 density). Agitation was standard, tray processed.
The outcome was that half the neg, corresponding generally to the scene, was filled with out of focus dark and light splotches, over the areas where there were leafless trees. The denser parts of the neg that were the sky and a cathedral seem to be unaffected by these splotches.
I have asked around and haven't found anything conclusive. And help as to why this happened would be greatly appreciated!