My Tmax gets the pink tint to the base. I use D76 home made, photographers Formulary TF4 fix. No short stop or water rinse. No HCA
The secret seems to be very fresh fix, one time use in my case.
the antihalation layer in Tmax is a bit stubborn to wash out but a two-bath fix and HCA followed by 10 min wash should do itI do everything to Kodak specs and use HCA and still get purple negatives sometimes with TMX 100. I don't know what the deal is.
My experience agrees about needing fresh fixer. TF4 works great, but I wasn't paying attention and overused mine, and began getting residual pink which no amount of washing would remove.
Like you, I've switched to using fixer one-shot. I'm diluting fixer more to use less chemistry. TF4 at half strength is fine, as is Artfix at 1/3 strength. (I haven't tried TF4 at 1/3.)
Mark Overton
My 'fix' for the problem, don't use T grain film.
I contacted the lab. They said the residual stain is due to the PH of the fixer they use. Does this sound reasonable?
No refix and re wash...I contacted the lab. They said the residual stain is due to the PH of the fixer they use. Does this sound reasonable?
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