ChrisN
Striving
Never Satisfied
Well-known
Hi Chris, have you changed your developer? I would think about your fixer. It hasn't cleared the stain from around the sprocket holes and between the frames. You can always re-fix them and see if the base colour clears. Andrew.
ChrisN
Striving
Thanks! I could well be guilty of using the batch of developer for too long. I've just mixed a fresh batch and will try re-fixing the negs.
Cheers!
Cheers!
Roger Hicks
Veteran
Looks VERY like inadequate fixing to me.
Cheers,
R.
Cheers,
R.
ChrisN
Striving
Yep - it was the fixer. I'd apparently exhausted the last batch - even 5 minutes in the fixer wasn't doing the job.
How long have I got to re-fix the couple of rolls that have showed this problem? A few days? A few weeks? Or longer? Handling and drying individual cut strips of 6 negs is a pain!
How long have I got to re-fix the couple of rolls that have showed this problem? A few days? A few weeks? Or longer? Handling and drying individual cut strips of 6 negs is a pain!
lZr
L&M
Not easy to say more, but it is evident fact that scanning with proper contrast is gained when you select exactly the frame (flatbad issue). Scanning negatives as document for contact sheets is out of scope for me
Never Satisfied
Well-known
I'd think sooner rather than later would be better, but it's only removing the silver residue so I don't really think that time would be a huge factor? Andrew.
Roger Hicks
Veteran
Easiest:
Fill a big, deep jar with fresh fix (big enough and deep enough you can hang several strips without touching).
Using plastic-coated paper-clips (or bent stainless steel wire, available from many hardware stores, or good-quality plastic-coated gardening wire) hooked through the perforations, hang the strips from a piece of wire or dowel across the top. Agitate (raise and lower the dowel) occasionally.
Fix until clear, then for the same time again (don't worry about over-fixing: 5x clearing will do no harm).
Wash, still hung from the clips, in 3 changes of water for 5 minutes each. Agitate occasionally to assist washing.
Hang up to dry, still on the clips.
This keeps the risk of damage to a minimum. I'd be EXTREMELY hesitant to interleave 35mm in a tray.
Cheers,
R.
Fill a big, deep jar with fresh fix (big enough and deep enough you can hang several strips without touching).
Using plastic-coated paper-clips (or bent stainless steel wire, available from many hardware stores, or good-quality plastic-coated gardening wire) hooked through the perforations, hang the strips from a piece of wire or dowel across the top. Agitate (raise and lower the dowel) occasionally.
Fix until clear, then for the same time again (don't worry about over-fixing: 5x clearing will do no harm).
Wash, still hung from the clips, in 3 changes of water for 5 minutes each. Agitate occasionally to assist washing.
Hang up to dry, still on the clips.
This keeps the risk of damage to a minimum. I'd be EXTREMELY hesitant to interleave 35mm in a tray.
Cheers,
R.