You wouldn't want any part of the film uncovered in the fixer. Also, you need to agitate in the fix, which may account for the difference, if you didn't agitate at all, or perhaps not enough.
Also, I find that most of the dye comes out in the wash, I let the fim stand for about 5 minutes in water as part of my wash sequence and that batch of water is quite purple when I drain it. YMMV however. |