can fresh T-Max film fixer be used for paper? what dilution?

[sperera]

can T-Max film fixer be used for paper too? thing is ive run out of fixer and would like to do a few prints...at the very least one contact sheet....the bottle suggests a 1+4 mix for film.....

 

[Photo Engineer]

All fixers can work with all Silver Halide based products given the right dilution and the right time. Usually you use a print fixer at higher dilution and shorter times than a film fixer.

PE

 

[Ian Grant]

Yes and NO, don't ever use a fixer that's already been used for Tmax films with paper, the iodide levels will be too high for safe fixing of papers.

But if it's fresh fixer then no problem.

Ian

 

[sperera]

I meant fresh, unmixed fixer.....so what is the mix for T-max fixer for use with paper then anyone? I have no idea...for film its 1+4.....can i presume its 1+9?????
thanks for your help people

 

[Photo Engineer]

There are no instructions for proper mixing or time so anything would be a guess. Your guess is as good as mine in this case. I guesed the same before I read your post, while thinking this over.

Ian is right that fixer used for film should not be used for paper under the best of circumstances, but it is possible to use it if the concentration is high and times are long. After all, if it became inactive, then it would immediately become useless for any more film. All it does is make the paper behave more like film in terms of concentration and time. The iodide in the fixer changes the paper emulsion into a film emulsioin (in simple terms) and that is why the change in dilution and time is necessary.

PE

 

[sperera]

thanks for your answer!