Searching advice ... TX EI 400+1600

[haempe]

Sometimes I'm a idiot...
I exposed 3 rolls of TX, two at EI 400, one at EI 1600.
Next day the shock, I don't marked the underexposed. :bang:

What to do?
Will TX in Diafine come out usable if it's 2 stops overexposed?

I would hate it, to lose the one at EI 1600...

 

[jordanstarr]

snip test one at a time to determine which one is the 1600 roll. So, take one roll, cut off about 10 inches, run it at 800 or 1600 and see if it's the 1600 film. If not, put it aside to develop normally at 400. The worst thing is that will happen is that you'll spend more time doing it and the "snip test" will give you blown out highlights in the test if it's the 400 developed at 800-1600. If you hit the 1600 roll right off that bat, you'll lose one frame rather than under-developing the entire roll. Two stops over exposed might be usable, but it will depend on how you shot it. Assuming your exposure is accurate, you highlights will shift 2 zones, which may or may not be usable depending on what you shot. This is why I would probably develop at 800. Remember, your shadow details develop in first and the highlights come in later. So shortening your time by developing at 800 will give you adequate shadow detail if that's what you metered for, but might give you weaker highlights, which will require more contrast. Either way, this is probably your best solution for minimizing a disaster.

 

[presspass]

Diafine will probably be usable for all three rolls, but the 400 will have contrast that will be difficult but possible to print [wet print in darkroom and probably a bit easier to scan than wet print. That said, Jordanstar has the right idea - do a snip test or two and process the rolls for the ISO you used.

 

[haempe]

Thanks for the suggestions.
Sadly, I doubt the snip test will give me trustable results, because I guessed the exposure of the 400s. So I expect 2 uneven exposed rolls at 400 and one correct exposed roll at 1600. 🙁
I think, I will throw the first 2 rolls in diafine, hoping the 1600 is with it...

 

[Tim Gray]

I'd personally run it through Diafine if you have it, especially if you are scanning.

Or run it through something else like XTOL as if it's 400 speed film, and do a bit of contrast rescue on the roll shot at 1600. Again, not the end of the world if you are scanning.