Pink fixer

Pieter12 · Jul 28, 2024

I processed a roll of Fuji Acros II today, something I haven't done in a while. It left the stop, fixer and hypo clear a bright shade of magenta (pink). I subsequently used the same fixer and hypo clear for another, different roll of film seemingly with no adverse affect to the film. But the magenta tint kind of creeps me out and I am considering just disposing of the solutions. I'm sure anyone else who processes Across II has seen the same thing. Any feedback?

xkaes · Jul 28, 2024

Nothing to worry about. It's called the "Barbie Effect". It's everywhere.

Sirius Glass · Jul 28, 2024

Its the film coatings that shed from the film. I find that if I presoak, I can get rid of that and avoid what you are seeing in the chemicals. The pink crap does not seem to damage the film, but it is annoying to have to wash out.

koraks · Jul 28, 2024

Pieter12 said:
a bright shade of magenta (pink)

Anti-halation and/or sensitizing dyes. Harmless.

Pieter12 · Jul 28, 2024

koraks said:
Anti-halation and/or sensitizing dyes. Harmless.

I know when I process Tri X, the developer turns an inky, purple-black. But that tint is not carried through to the other solutions. The consistent pink from the Acros is what took me by surprise.

RalphLambrecht · Jul 28, 2024

Pieter12 said:
I processed a roll of Fuji Acros II today, something I haven't done in a while. It left the stop, fixer and hypo clear a bright shade of magenta (pink). I subsequently used the same fixer and hypo clear for another, different roll of film seemingly with no adverse affect to the film. But the magenta tint kind of creeps me out and I am considering just disposing of the solutions. I'm sure anyone else who processes Across II has seen the same thing. Any feedback?

the pink is from washing out the anti halation layer of the film and is of no harm. a prewash or longer final washwill take most of it out. Sometimes Tmax does a similar thing. It is of no harm to film or processing chemicals, but just in case, I'd prepare fresh processing baths and next time add a water bath after development.

Pieter12 · Jul 28, 2024

RalphLambrecht said:
the pink is from washing out the anti halation layer of the film and is of no harm. a prewash or longer final washwill take most of it out. Sometimes Tmax does a similar thing. It is of no harm to film or processing chemicals, but just in case, I'd prepare fresh processing baths and next time add a water bath after development.

It is certainly gone after washing. I use water instead of stop bath (turned pink) and after fixing (pink, too).

albada · Jul 28, 2024

Pieter12 said:
I processed a roll of Fuji Acros II today, something I haven't done in a while. It left the stop, fixer and hypo clear a bright shade of magenta (pink). I subsequently used the same fixer and hypo clear for another, different roll of film seemingly with no adverse affect to the film. But the magenta tint kind of creeps me out and I am considering just disposing of the solutions. I'm sure anyone else who processes Across II has seen the same thing. Any feedback?

IIRC, the magenta dye decays over time, so your fixer might become clear in a few days.
Please update us in around a week.

Mark

Pieter12 · Jul 29, 2024

albada said:
IIRC, the magenta dye decays over time, so your fixer might become clear in a few days.
Please update us in around a week.

Mark

It was only 600ml. I put it with the waste fixer.

Philippe-Georges · Jul 29, 2024

Leave the bottle with the fixer for a few hours in the daylight and that pinky colour will be gone (thanks to the UV?).

skahde · Jul 29, 2024

Using an alkaline fixer together with two-bath fxing helps a lot with getting rid of the anti-halation dye during the washing cycle. This really fixed it for me.

Pieter12 · Jul 29, 2024

skahde said:
Using an alkaline fixer together with two-bath fxing helps a lot with getting rid of the anti-halation dye during the washing cycle. This really fixed it for me.

The dye was gone after washing. How long it stayed during the rest of the processing steps was what surprised me. Although it didn’t seem very apparent when I emptied the developer.

koraks · Jul 29, 2024

Pieter12 said:
How long it stayed during the rest of the processing steps was what surprised me.

It's similar in color negative film. You can wash and wash and wash, and there will still be magenta dye washing out of it. It's remarkable.

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