tmax fixer help

danzyc · Mar 23, 2009

hello friend i have bought for the first time this fixer.....i use only tmax film...

how many tmax film could i fix with one liter of working solution?

it s a really "rapid" fixer?? ( a normal fresh fixer as hypam with tmax employ about 8 minutes to eliminate the magenta cast)

thanks

Neal · Mar 23, 2009

Hi danyc,

According to Kodak the limit is about 25 rolls (actually, that's for a quart but it's close enough), however I use a hypo-check test solution.

It is not a "rapid" fixer.

Neal Wydra

dancqu · Mar 24, 2009

Neal said:
It is not a "rapid" fixer. Neal Wydra

Are you sure about that? Any off the shelf fixer which is
a liquid concentrate is a rapid fixer. Dan

Mike Kennedy · Mar 24, 2009

Danzyc,I learned a handy technique a few years ago from a long standing member.It's called a "clip test".Simply snip off about 2 inches of film before you load it onto the reel.This includes the leader.
Fix until clear then double the time for your film.This test is to make sure your fixer is still active.

Mike

Neal · Mar 25, 2009

Dear Dan and danzyc,

My sincerest apologies. It took me longer than it should have to track down the MSDS for Polymax T fixer and it seems that it is an ammonium thiosulfate fixer.

Neal Wydra

fschifano · Mar 25, 2009

This document, page 1, has the answer for you.

Dave Dawson · Mar 25, 2009

fschifano said:
This document, page 1, has the answer for you.

Far be it from me to point out that the above is not for T-Max fixer??

Cheers Dave

dancqu · Mar 25, 2009

danzyc said:
It s a really "rapid" fixer?? ( a normal fresh fixer as hypam with
tmax employ about 8 minutes to eliminate the magenta cast) ...

I don't use T-max film but by all accounts it is slow to fix.
That is due to it's having some silver iodide as part of the
emulsion's silver halides. The iodide is extremely insoluble
so takes more time and more fixer.

Give or take some little you can fix twice as much film and
in half the time using other than iodized films.

BTW, is Acros an iodized film? Anybody? Dan

fschifano · Mar 25, 2009

Dave Dawson said:
Far be it from me to point out that the above is not for T-Max fixer??

Cheers Dave

There is no such product listed as T-Max Fixer at Kodak's US web site. This is the closest they've got and it jives with the naming conventions used for the Polymax/TMax product lines.

dancqu · Mar 27, 2009

Neal said:
...it seems that it is an ammonium thiosulfate fixer. Neal Wydra

You weren't so far off in stating the fixer to be not
a rapid fixer although the ammonium makes it so.

With the film mentioned even rapid fixers are slow.
I've never tested but believe the old slow sodium
fixer may be quicker than the rapid when it
comes to iodized emulsions. Dan

removed account4 · Mar 27, 2009

Mike Kennedy said:
Danzyc,I learned a handy technique a few years ago from a long standing member.It's called a "clip test".Simply snip off about 2 inches of film before you load it onto the reel.This includes the leader.
Fix until clear then double the time for your film.This test is to make sure your fixer is still active.

Mike

this is great advice ...

one ther thing when it clears in 2x the original clearing time
your fixer is exhausted ...

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