Gast
Hi,
I’ve only just started developing my own film – using Classic developer (F09), stop bath and fixer.
My first film was an HP5; it went quite well apart from some limescale stains... my own stupidity... :unsure:
The other day I processed three films in a single batch of F09 (1+40). The first was an Ilford Delta 100 – certainly not the best combination... After rinsing, it looked quite good, a bit flat perhaps, but still acceptable. After a few minutes on the line, pale orange fog appeared on the negatives. Not very obvious, but visible on closer inspection. The colour of the fog is similar to the colour of the stop bath. Is there a connection here? Did I leave it in the stop bath too long (approx. 20–30 sec)? The concentration was 3%. (1+20). Or did I rinse it for too short a time? With the other two films (Tri-X, Fomapan 400) I did it similarly, and there were no problems.
Could those old flat crystals have something to do with it? Might a second rinse help?
Lots of questions, I know – if anyone could help me out, I’d be grateful.
Regards, Andreas
Urnes
Hi Andreas,
I once had a problem with yellow streaks and a dull image on an HP5. It hadn’t been fixed properly because the fixer was too old. But that was easily sorted out by re-fixing it. Why not just use some fresh fixer and pop a test print in for another minute or two, then rinse and dry it? The streaks should then be gone and the image clearer. That is, if it was down to the fixer.
Regards, Sven.
Gast
It can't really be down to the stop bath.
How long do you soak it for?
Mirko
Gast
Oh, long enough, really. Just under half an hour, constantly pouring water into the tin, draining it out, and so on. I’m not really sure :D
But the re-fixing helped; a minute was enough and there was nothing left to see.
So thanks a lot for that :).
Andreas
Gast
Great – but make sure you water it again afterwards... that goes without saying...
Your method is good. Fresh water every time... half an hour... that's fine.
Mirko
