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No go rescued with PS.
Which is the image? Is that the no go or the good? Not arguing, just not sure what I'm looking at. Also curious why anyone would use c41 b+w when developing at home. Is there an advantage over regular b+w film?
I don't doubt that you had a one succeed and one fail, what I do doubt is that the XP-2 was the reason.
First through same batch. XP2 maybe the problem.
So it sounds like you had the problem once. One problem doesn't indicate that there is a trend, it just indicates that there was a problem.
What I'm suggesting is that the odds are that the problem isn't the film.
XP2 came out weird looking like b&w negatives instead of the sepia look of c41 negatives. No problem at all with 400CN.
Here's the test: Did you try and print from the "weird" negs. That is the test. XP2+ doesn't have the brownish mask that 400CN has and yes to an extent the negs look similar to standard B&W but the prints from those negs are fine. It was designed to cater for B&W workers producing prints on analogue enlargers and on B&W paper
pentaxuser
XP2 should have a dark sepia look.
XP2 came out weird looking like b&w negatives instead of the sepia look of c41 negatives. No problem at all with 400CN.
XP2 came out weird looking like b&w negatives instead of the sepia look of c41 negatives. No problem at all with 400CN.
It is supposed to be black & white. Sepia is obtained by distorting with Fauxo$hop.
Yea, we identified the real concern! Woot!
There's nothing wrong with either film.
Having a clear base is the way XP2 negs are designed, they are supposed to look like normal B&W negs.
Problem solved
Speaking only as someone who has processed c-41 only a few times with the Unicolor kits, the first kit I used, I had a problem with white spots and streaks. It took special emulsion cleaner to get rid of it. The second time I mixed it with distilled water and still got some white spots/streaks but they didn't show up in the scans. The third and fourth times I mixed with deionized water and added a tiny bit of Freestyle's version of photo-flo and they came out clean and clear. I haven't done anything since, though I am thinking the next time I use a Unicolor kit I will follow the directions posted here on APUG to make a separate bleach and fixer. But that's another thread...
The more I hear about the unicolor kit the more I think that most of the problems are simply caused by certain parts of the powder not quite dissolving fully.
That could be caused by things like water that was a little cooler than the chemicals "like" to be used at: say room temp instead of 100f. Warming the water, at least to mix, is an easy fix.
The other thing that I'd try if I was having these issues is filtering each chemical before each use with say a coffee filter to eliminate any undissolved stuff.
Third thing I'd do, is use damp sponges to dry the films after the final rinse.
MIXING NOTES
Use water well above the temperature you want to use to develop your film. ...
Speaking only as someone who has processed c-41 only a few times with the Unicolor kits, .......edit.......I haven't done anything since, though I am thinking the next time I use a Unicolor kit I will follow the directions posted here on APUG to make a separate bleach and fixer. But that's another thread...
Just don't understand why more people aren't buying the Kodak chemicals individually. Enough developer, and cheap enough, that you don't have to plow dozens of rolls through the same liter, separate bleach and fix, etc.
Just don't understand why more people aren't buying the Kodak chemicals individually. Enough developer, and cheap enough, that you don't have to plow dozens of rolls through the same liter, separate bleach and fix, etc.
Just don't understand why more people aren't buying the Kodak chemicals individually. Enough developer, and cheap enough, that you don't have to plow dozens of rolls through the same liter, separate bleach and fix, etc.
Just don't understand why more people aren't buying the Kodak chemicals individually. Enough developer, and cheap enough, that you don't have to plow dozens of rolls through the same liter, separate bleach and fix, etc.
Good point. Convenience. When I go to FreeStyle I just reach for a box or two of the Unicolor 1 liter kit.
I have not found a place to buy small quantities and its confusing with starters and replinishers. I cant imagine asking my wife where I can put several 5 gallon containers of photo chems.
Id rather buy dry and mix for a 4 or 5 rolls at a time.
It's confusing trying to sort out all the different components, replentisher, etc. It's far simpler to have a kit with everything I need that comes in one box. That way I have a known amount and don't have to worry about what to mix where. Simply mix A with B and C, etc.
It's a trade off, I suppose. Convenience isn't so convenient if it's getting harder to source, and you have or feel the need to supplement with other chemicals. As for the Kodak chemicals, there's really nothing confusing about them. Mix A+B+C with water, there's your base developer. Add starter and water, there's your working solution. I understand it's probably more solution than most people want to deal with. I develop C-41 one shot, so it goes fast.
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