What Happens If ???

<p>What happens if, while processing the solutions are not mixed up and not put in the right order? Will the negatives still turn out? Or is there a way to straigthen out the process?</p>

<p>Once you put the film in fixer, there's no going back if it's been there more than a minute or two. Stop bath you could rinse off, and then develop.</p>

<p>It's easy enough to find out, and most folks who are new to the darkroom find out within the first few tries before they learn to label their containers clearly. Usually it goes something like this:</p>

<ul>

<li>"My film came out completely blank. No photos, no edge markings, nothing. Who do I complain to at Kodak/Ilford/Fuji/etc.?"</li>

<li>"You fixed your film first. Be sure to label your containers and use each chemical in the correct order: developer; stop bath; fixer."</li>

<li>"No, I'm sure I did it correc... oops, you're right."</li>

<li>"Welcome to the darkroom."</li>

</ul>

<p>Yep Fixer first is death.. it dissolves all the image away...... No silver salts to save then. And wht do you mean by not mixed up? and are we talking B&W?</p>

<p>I once did develop, stop, hypo clear. Forgot fix. I discovered my error and went back and fixed then hypo cleared again. Came out o.k. I have my solution containers numbered now according to their step in the process. </p>

<p>fixer first is the kiss of death. stop bath first isn't too bad (since it's purpose to "Stop" the previous chemical from working.</p>

<p>When I was a newbie in school - the senior photographers thought they'd be smart and relabel the bottle - D76 became "White Lightening" Fixer became 7-up and Dektol became Sprite... That lasted until they messed up 10 rolls of film - ;-)</p>

<p>Dave</p>

 

<p>I would have predicted they would stop after someone drank the White Lightening.</p>

<p>Why that did not stop the South from doing it after the Tax man came. They just invented NASCAR. :)</p>

<p>Film processing is like the Japanese Tea Ceremony. It is a ritual which must be observed in minute detail. Every night, before you go to bed recite the mantra of Dev, Stop, Fix. Write it on the bathroom mirror. Mix up your chemistry exactly as directed, and store in carefully labelled bottles, where appropriate. Make sure your thermometer is accurate. Stick to an agitation regime. Precision is the keynote. Then practise, practise, practise.</p>

<p>I never really found a need to label my containers. They each have such a unique odor, plus I simply remember where I put each type. Labeling within type would be a good idea, XTOL vs D76 or something, but I've finally settled on one powder developer so that doesn't really affect me either.<br>

As others have said, if you pour in fixer first and don't catch it right away, you're going to lose the roll. If you pour in a stop bath first, just rinse it really well and then put in your developer.</p>

<p>Using "Fixer First" and only makes the film turn clear.</p>

<p>It is used to recover the silver off of unused film.</p>

<p>Then you use a DC current to pull out the silver</p>

<p>Then you try to collect enough silver flake to have a refiner worth their while to refine it</p>

<p><img src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/ektar/fixer%20and%20dev/DSCN1118FIXER.jpg" alt="" /></p>

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<p>As long as you develop before you fix, everything should be fine.<br>

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