Tim Sessler Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 (edited) Hi everybody - I just started testing two Beaulieu 4008s - in one I shot a roll of 7266 Tri-X and in the other a roll of 7203. Both were developed and scanned at Cinelab in MA. The Tri-X came out pretty clean but the 7203 shows a lot of scratches. As this is my first dabble into shooting Super 8 and on top using those cameras for the first time, I was wondering where this is coming from. Given that one camera produced completely clean results and the other produced lots of scratches, I assume it would be an issue with the gate/feed or something else physically scratching the film. Is is possible that the film could get scratched during the scanning? Here is an example of what it looks like: Curious to hear your input so that I can get more out of the next roll ? Thanks! Tim Edited March 11, 2019 by Tim JS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dunn Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 I don't see any scratches. A lot of dirt, but no scratches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Sessler Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 35 minutes ago, Mark Dunn said: I don't see any scratches. A lot of dirt, but no scratches. Now looking at it frame by frame that makes a lot more sense. Where does it come from and how can I minimize it? Thanks, Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dunn Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 It's unlikely to have happened at the lab , so the first port of call must be the inside of the camera, especially the gate. There must be a lot of dust and hair in there that's jumping around so that it affects a lot of frames. I've never seen anything that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Sessler Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 I blew it out before using - but might have to do a deeper clean. The odd thing is there wasn't anything noticeable. Thanks for the input though, really appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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