APUG - View Single Post - Pink or Magenta Cast with T-max, new Tri-X, and other films (not blue or green cast)

Monophoto · 06-26-2007, 01:03 PM

I agree with the many comments here that the first thing to suspect is incomplete fixing. But there could be another problem

The color is key - exactly what color was the film? Magenta-pink is a sign of incomplete fixing. Blue is another problem. I had a 100 foot bulk roll of T-Max 400 that had a faint blue tint regardless of the fixing time. Never could confirm what caused the problem. In addition to the blue tint, the overall contrast was noticeably reduced. My unconfirmed suspicion was that the film had been fogged by exposure to heat (I had ordered it from a New York dealer, and no one was home when it was delivered - so the UPS guy left the package next to the door, on the blacktop driveway, in the sun).

06-26-2007, 01:03 PM	#306 (permalink)
Monophoto Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Posts: 1,469	I agree with the many comments here that the first thing to suspect is incomplete fixing. But there could be another problem The color is key - exactly what color was the film? Magenta-pink is a sign of incomplete fixing. Blue is another problem. I had a 100 foot bulk roll of T-Max 400 that had a faint blue tint regardless of the fixing time. Never could confirm what caused the problem. In addition to the blue tint, the overall contrast was noticeably reduced. My unconfirmed suspicion was that the film had been fogged by exposure to heat (I had ordered it from a New York dealer, and no one was home when it was delivered - so the UPS guy left the package next to the door, on the blacktop driveway, in the sun). __________________ Louie