Blank T-Max100 sheet film

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Just developed 4x5 T-Max100 in Kodak DK-50 stock(cola Coleridge) possibly exhausted? Film came out blank. Wrong dev/film combination or exhausted dev? And no I didn’t leave my lens cap on.
 
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18percentgrey said:
Just developed 4x5 T-Max100 in Kodak DK-50 stock(cola Coleridge) possibly exhausted? Film came out blank. Wrong dev/film combination or exhausted dev? And no I didn’t leave my lens cap on.
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That’s cola colored. Dark brown.thank you
 

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Let's get these out of the way. Did you pull the dark slide or fix before develop?

You can do a quick test if you have any developer left. Dip a film leader in to see if you get anything.
 
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Thank you for the suggestion. Yes I pulled the dark slide. The film is completely see through, no density on emulsion. I had luck before with Kodak D-76 , guess I should stick with what works.
 
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Nicholas Lindan said:
If the DK-50 developer is dark brown then it has expired, it is no more, it has ceased to be.

As a check, is the Kodak imprint visible on the margin of the film?
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Nicholas Lindan said:
If the DK-50 developer is dark brown then it has expired, it is no more, it has ceased to be.

As a check, is the Kodak imprint visible on the margin of the film?
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Your developer was expired. Always do a clip test on your developer before committing valuable film to it, especially if it has been stored for weeks/months. I always keep a sheet of old film handy to cut a strip from, to test developer activity before using.
 
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This is what it looks like. I know the color is due to not enough fixing.Thank you everyone, in keeping with the Monty Python’s reference, I have a dead parrot.
 
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Yesterday’s shoot was not a total waste. I also tested the Time exposure on my Graflex D camera using Kodalith developed in Kodak D-11 developer and was happy to see no motion blur. I am preparing to use the Graflex to shoot wet plates.
 

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18percentgrey said:
Yesterday’s shoot was not a total waste. I also tested the Time exposure on my Graflex D camera using Kodalith developed in Kodak D-11 developer and was happy to see no motion blur. I am preparing to use the Graflex to shoot wet plates.
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That's exciting! Have you acquired/made your plate holder yet?
 

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18percentgrey said:
Thank you for the suggestion. Yes I pulled the dark slide. The film is completely see through, no density on emulsion. I had luck before with Kodak D-76 , guess I should stick with what works.
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If it works, don't fix it.
 
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