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Originally Posted by Nicole Boenig-McGrade I recently had some rolls of Tri-X and Delta 3200 B&W film developed at one of the top pro labs (and most expensive) in my home town.
The Delta 3200 film has come back looking as expected, black/grey/silver...
The TriX 400 film has come back with Purple tinting throughout. Previously the lab has developed all my TriX film and none of them are purple but black/grey/silver... as expected.
So why do they now have a purple colouring?
It also seems as though the developing may be out by a stop.
They ran of a set of prints from all these negs and IMO they look terrifying. I shot test rolls 4 weeks earlier and all my exposures are spot on. I recorded my settings and shot this time around exactly the same. So why such a contrast?
I approached a lecturer at the photography college and he said that's normal and I shouldn't be so critical and why am I still shooting film anyway? EEK!
Please help me with solving this mystery before I confront the lab.
Thanks everyone,
Kind regards, Nicole |
T-Max films always need extra fixing compared to others. Just refix wtth
Ilford Hypan 4to1 for 5 mins. I have had under fixed T-Max negs filed 12
years ago and they are still OK. But this not idle as the colour cast wil
affect the printing grade.
JON