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Heavy purple cast on pushed T-max 3200

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Samuelg

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So i have put hundreds of films through rodinal 1+100 stand for an hour and they have all come out fine, i have never pushed with rodinal but since it was the only developer i had i thought "why not" so i googled and put it in 1+25 for 10.5 minutes with standard 5 seconds every 30 seconds agitation. I rinsed, washed and fixed using Champion rapid fix for the same amount of time i usually fix for (ashamed to say ive never measured the time)

i pulled it out only to find a pretty heavy purple cast over the film, the negs have pretty good detail and should print ok im just wondering what caused such an intense cast ?

Rodinal is usually really good for lifting out dyes and ive never had a noticable cast on previous 1+100 negs

any input would be appreciated :smile:

many thanks
Samuel

oh, i have attached a really rubbish picture of the negs i took with my phone just to give you an idea of the colour

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Looks like one of the dyes was not removed properly.

What fixer did you use, and did you use a wash aid?

I would guess a rinse in Sodium Sulfite would remove the dye.

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Nothing to do with being pushed, everything to do with your fixer.

When you say "same amount of time you've always fixed for" do you mean always fixed for TMZ? I ask because T-grain films need fixing for twice as long as non t-grain films and you can't use the same times as other films.

For me, anti-halation dye that won't clear is usually the first sign of fixer getting weak. It's recommended that one fixes this film for a minimum of 5 minutes, more normally 7 minutes, and preferred 2 separate fixes of 5 minutes each. HCA will also help to remove this dye, as will a long water-soak (both too late now).
 

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Clayne;

Forgot the fixer connection. Thanks. I'm getting old! :wink:

As for being too late, maybe not with the Sulfite. It can destroy dye. There are some other treatments that might work too, but re-fixing and washing followed by a wassh aid and a rinse might do the trick.

PE
 
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