small white specs on emulsion side of c41 film - Final rinse issue?

[MingMingPhoto]

Hi all, I don't have photos right now but I can take some soon.

I have been getting these white specs on my c41 film lately. These specs vairy in size but all tend to be considerably small - they are also WHITE, very white. When I go to remove them they sometimes leave a small bot of residue and they also stick very hard to the film.

Is it fungus or something growing in the final rinse? is it my water?

 

[koraks]

Issues with white specs on C41 film in my case were due to re-used fixer that tended to have small particles floating in it. Fresh fixer didn't have it, and filtering reused fixer also seemed to help. These days I just use the fixer one shot which solved the issue for me.
It's of course just one possible cause, but worth a try, I'd say. Other causes might just as well play a role such as dirty (tap) water. You'll have to be systematic in nailing down the issue.

 

[MingMingPhoto]

I see
When you had specs no your film, would it be on the glossy side or the dull side?

 

[koraks]

On the dull/emulsion side. Stuff on the shiny side is usually final wash related IME, but generally easy to remove.