Red cast in E-6

A client just received a batch of slides I ran here and said there was a red

cast. I don't have any slides from that batch, all were mailed out immediately,

so I really can't say anything more than that.

The film was exposed in a Polaroid ProPalette 7000 from his own files, I don't

think anything has happened to knock it out of calibration. (Besides, it

recalibrates every time it's been more than about two minutes since the last

slide was run.)

I'm using Astia, well within date, kept in the freezer. I give it ten minutes or

so to warm up so there isn't any risk of condensation, these rolls were probably

only out of the freezer for 48 hours total before developing, although my office

is pretty warm some times, mid-seventies.

I use a rotary tube processor, the first three solutions are always mixed fresh

within ten days or I don't use them. Because the exposure looked good I have to

believe the temperature in the processor was close enough to not cause any shifts.

What else can I look for that might have caused this?

Van

Two guesses:

If it is red in the shadows only and not an overall red cast, this is caused by a dilute color developer. This looks like a solarization effect.

If it is streaky and not aligned with the image, then it is probably light fog through the base.

First of all, figure out if your client is full of $&@% or not.

Keith