jennifer_edwards1 Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 Hi! Thank you for opening this post! I am sure this is a dopey thing to ask, but why does my developer turn purpley pink after I use it? Is this normal? I am not looking to reuse it, I'm just curious. I used Tmax film & developer. The developer could be expired, I rarely develop my film. Am I doing something wrong?<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennifer_edwards1 Posted October 6, 2004 Author Share Posted October 6, 2004 fotrgot to include that info, Tmax 3200 at 1600<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrileystewart Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 It's normal, Jennifer. TMAX antihalation dye leaches into the developer with no effect on development. You may need to wash a bit longer to remove it all. With adequate washing, I find it finally goes away. Some folks keep it in the fix to do the same thing. I don't, I let it come off in the wash. 35mm film seems to me to be a bit more resistant to washing than 4x5 film. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronald_moravec1 Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 The fresher the fix, the easier the dye washes out. Soaking seems to do as well as agitation. I add water to cover the film in a double size tank, invert to agitate and then allow to rest. Then repeat 3 more times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lex_jenkins Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 This and variations of it are so common there's an entire section devoted to the topic toward the bottom of the forum home page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_s. Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 Simple solution -- don't reuse the developer. If you're developing TMax 3200 it's best to use Tmax developer as one-shot anyway. Fix with Kodak Rapid Fixer. It's much stronger than regular fixer -- 4 minutes in rapid fixer = 10 minutes in regular fixer. I fix Tmax in it for 3 minutes when it's fresh, 4 minutes when it's somewhat old. If it's questionable, I dump it. I follow that with a quick rinse, 1.5 minutes of Hypo clear to cut the wash time, then 10 changes of water for a final wash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timothy_nolan Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 ...whenever i dump rodinal, i get grape juice... ...hc-110 never, ever has changed color on me... ...my two cents... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennifer_edwards1 Posted October 7, 2004 Author Share Posted October 7, 2004 Thank you all for the responses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene_taylor Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 Also... Things are a bit different wether you're working with 35mm or 120 films. In medium format, you'll experience a lot more "tinting" in the developper. As always, with both formats, a 30 second prewash (in pure water) eliminates most of this. In any case, if your chemicals are new (single use), there's not much to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_divenuti Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 >>In medium format, you'll experience a lot more "tinting" in the developper No joke there. During the course of my first attempt to process 400TX in 120 my kitchen sink came to resemble an explosion at an India ink manufacturing facility... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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