Some 'Flecks Trouble' with Konica VX400 persists--

[pentaxpete]

Lately I have had some weird ' Flecks' in the emulsion of the last few rolls of my 2006 dated KONICA VX40 Super that never used to appear. even though it IS 'outdated but Freezer-Stored' . I have a new batch of Mydoneg Bleach RA type and gave it extra in Fix as well. I took these on a Coach Trip with Kirby's Coaches to St Ives, Cambridgeshire then a 2 hour River Cruise from Bedfordshire with my 'Gift' 1978 Hasselblad 50C/M , 80mm f2.8 C Planar T* and 50mm f4 CFi Distagon T* and A16 back.
Market Day, St Ives, Cambs by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
River Ouse, St Ives, Cambs by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
The Old Police Station 1880's St Ives by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
Bedford Town from River Ouse by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
Picnicking , banks of River Ouse by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
The Marina, River Ouse, Bedfordshire by Peter Elgar, on Flickr

 

[pentaxpete]

I have discovered it must be doing a 'PRE=SOAK' that caused the 'Flecks' Today did the last roll of that batch with NO Pre-Soak but an Acetic Acid Stop Bath before the Bleach and NO FLECKS !

 

[Cluster]

It's good that you have found the cause. I used to worry (only a little) about how fast my freezer film stock was defrosted. I wondered if that could cause any problem.
My film was defrosted by transferring to the fridge as a first stage. Can't say I ever saw a problem however I did it.