Pink or Magenta Cast with T-max, new Tri-X, and other films (not blue or green cast) - Page 7

Dimitri · 02-03-2005, 06:42 AM

I would second the "double the recommended fixing time" opinion for TMax films. Even though JOBO says 5 minutes, I've always fixed them for 10 minutes and never had any problems.

modafoto · 02-03-2005, 06:45 AM

Does the extended fixing apply to Ilford Delta films, too. I do it, but is it recommendable?

chuck94022 · 02-03-2005, 01:12 PM

I only fixed for 5 minutes and the negs look just fine. I'm sure I could extend it further, but I'm not sure I would get much of a gain. Perhaps I'll snip off a few images that I don't want to keep and see what happens with further fixing...

-chuck

Dimitri · 02-03-2005, 04:40 PM

Kodak recommends to fix all TMax films for 2 up to 10 minutes depending on the type of fixer, but from experience they need twice the time as "normal" films and 10 minutes seems to be a good ball park figure.

Ilford films I leave in the fixer for about 4-5 minutes max

kaiyen · 02-03-2005, 04:51 PM

I use a 2-bath fix for all my films. 4 minutes in 1st bath, 1 minute rinse, then 3 minutes in 2nd bath, 1 minute rinse, into HCA. After roughly 15 rolls through the first bath, I get rid of that, move bath 2>1, and mix up a new bath 2.

I've only ever processed 3 rolls of TMX, but haven't had any of the pink/purple neg issues so far.

allan

rjr · 02-03-2005, 06:11 PM

Morten,

a common method is "double clearing time for conventional films, tripple clearing time for t-grain stuff".

Estimate the clearing time with a piece of undeveloped film (like the film leader tongue) and watch it clear completely, then use that base time. Once the clearing time doubles in relation to the base time, the fixer is spent and should be replaced with fresh fix (or bath two fix).

TPPhotog · 02-03-2005, 06:32 PM

Another vote for re-fixing I usually find it comes out like grape juice when I use Tmax 100.

Morten I fix for 6 minute with Delta films, Romans post is spot on!

jimgalli · 02-03-2005, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chuck94022

Well, by golly, it must have been the wine!!!!!!

You drank the fixer and poured in the wine. I do it all the time. Just re-fix.

TPPhotog · 02-03-2005, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimgalli

You drank the fixer and poured in the wine. I do it all the time. Just re-fix.

With some of the cheap wines about these days it's an easy mistake to make and you won't notice the difference

Nicole · 03-03-2005, 04:59 AM

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