Captain - There be negatives here!

[elmar001]

Well, I did it! Thanks to all that offered advice and encouragement. My first

120 film ever, and my first film processing in about 40 years. I had a few

glitches. I was surprise the pre-soak water was purple when it poured out. At

first I thought my tank turned water into wine, but now I think there must have

been purple ink on the film tape.

 

Also on the first roll I loaded, there was some touching together at the outer

end. But the second roll was in the spiral ok. I will be careful next time to

feed in slowly.

 

Thanks everyone for your help. I probably will need more as I go.

 

Lawrence

[franklin_h1]

Well Done! can we see some?

[doug grosjean]

The purple pre-soak water is pretty normal.

 

I scrunched some of the first negs I did, too.

 

Welcome to the club!

[jordan_w.]

The purple colour comes from the anti-halation dye that is added to the film to prevent highlight "blooms". It's totally normal for it to come out during processing.

[dave_wilson1]

Good deal! Wait till you load t-max, similar to sheet metal, could they have made a thicker film? I remember a roll of landscapes on Verichrome I made that I was really looking foward to, and I crinkled the film and misloaded the reel. Luckily I salvaged a few good prints.

Tis is the joy of photography.

[lex_jenkins]

Try Efke in Rodinal. Bright stinkin' aquamarine effluent! It's like, wow, so trippy, dude.

 

What film and developer, Lawrence?