Fomapan 400, grey negs?

[obviouslygene]

Hi APUGers,

I tried searching around but theres no clear result.
Is the greyish negatives normal for formapan 400?
I've shot TriX a lot and although it has a pink cast, it washes away.
Seems to not be the case for Fomapan (sorry first time Fomapan user).
Is this normal?

 

[Doremus Scudder]

What do you mean by grey? If the negatives are transparent in the unexposed areas, but the film base + fog is simply neutral in color, then there is no problem.

If there is any opacity/cloudiness then you have insufficiently fixed your negatives. Fix again immediately in fresh fixer for the recommended time.

Best,

Doremus

 

[obviouslygene]

It's simply grey, looks the same as the unexposed sides.
Thank you Doremus.

 

[studiocarter]

Arista 400, same?, has a grayness to the clear parts. Crystal clear film is rare.

 

[Zach-MLT-MD]

Ive got some foma Holga 400 negs that to my eye look a lot less contrasty / more grey compared to any of my other black and white stuff. So yes Id say it is normal when compared to like delta, trix, tmax, hp5 all those others

 

[Thomas Bertilsson]

Yes. Normal. The only completely clear film that I've tried and is also widely available is Fuji Neopan Acros. There are probably others.
All the foma 135 format films have a slight base fog. Just get to printing and you'll realize it's no problem at all.

 

[Gerald C Koch]

Surveillance film is usually on an untinted (clear) base. Most other films have an antihalation dye in either the emulsion or the base.