Help with developement screw up

[LeicaM3]

Ok, I know it's me. I know it's not exposure, it is development.

What went wrong? To short? Highlights totally blown.

TriX400 @ 1250, Diafine A+B 3 minutes each at room temp (prob. a bit cold).
In A agitation with 3 gentle rotations every minute, B the same.

Had a TMAX100 @ 160 in the same tank, same problem.

Appreciate your help.


Here is a LS-50 scan of the TriX400:

 

[MikeCassidy]

A stupid question: Is it the scan? How does the negative look?

I've never used Diafine but as I read the one thingie that comes up is that its almost impossible to blow out the highlights.

 

[charjohncarter]

I looked into Diafine, but never tried it. This guy says the same as MikeCassidy, and a few other things. One is the TriX@1600 is possible and easy. Read the last paragraph. He doesn't like it in flat lighting when using Diafine.

http://www.photoslave.com/misc/diafine.html

 

[cmedin]

Didn't presoak the film did you?

 

[Pherdinand]

oh my god
i don't know what you have done but the faces start to look solarized!!
It really looks like it is way too overexposed and the process started to turn backward.
I like the effect, though, but i can understand your disappointment.

 

[Pherdinand]

I use diafine since i started my own development (about a year ago?). NEVER had any problems like this, including tri-x at 1600. Still using the first bottle of the mixed-up 3+3 litres, both A and B have serious residue floating in them but works perfectly.

The pre-soaking question above is a good question. Another one : can you exclude that the film got light on it during or after development, before fix?

 

[delft]

Just a thought,
How old was your soup?

Light on your path
Dirk

 

[aad]

Looks under developed. Maybe too cold. Some developers are very sensitive to temperature.

 

[jjovin]

What went wrong? To short? Highlights totally blown.

Blown highlights are usually due to overdevelopment or overexposure of the negative.
Does your negative look evry dark or very light? My guess is, it is too dark.

 

[cmedin]

Looks under developed. Maybe too cold. Some developers are very sensitive to temperature.

Diafine is pretty temperature agnostic. It'd have to probably be around 60F or lower to have troubles at all...

 

[charjohncarter]

Someone mentioned solarization. While I was out walking I started to think maybe a solarizing light leak.

 

[charjohncarter]

I also found this on Flickr, looks a lot like your problem:

http://flickr.com/groups/diafine/discuss/72157600615660583/

Be sure to check the last two posts.

 

[Chris101]

Someone mentioned solarization. While I was out walking I started to think maybe a solarizing light leak.

That's exactly what I thought when I first saw it.

 

[LeicaM3]

Bingo!

Bingo!

I also found this on Flickr, looks a lot like your problem:

http://flickr.com/groups/diafine/discuss/72157600615660583/

Be sure to check the last two posts.

Had infrared set to low because I was testing my XP2 developed in Diafine with and without DICE - here is the same scan without... straight from the scanner.

Infrared and Diafine - guess they don't like each other. Tested some TX400 in D-76, hardly a difference.

THANKS. RFF is just great.