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What I done wrong?

Bobkins

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hi guys

this is my worst developing result

color are grey instead of white o
is it overdeveloped?
or problem with shooting?

I think I developed bit longer -can it cause this problem?


used as always

Contax G
Kentmere 100 film
Arista chemicals
developed about 7min

never had such a bad result

thanks!

 

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Peltigera

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Almost looks like the Sabatier effect (aka solarization) which would mean exposure to light before fixing.

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not necessarily the fixer went bad but maybe you didn't fix LONG ENOUGH.
take a clip of the same film, the leader, and put it in the fixer
and see how long it takes to clear to base ( see through ) 2x that time is your total fix time.
2x the original clear time for UNUSED FIX is the clear time for bad fix
 
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Appears to be under/unfixed, follow jnanian's recommendation.
 

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Looks like under fixing to me too. Following jnanian's advice should cure the problem. That said, I would try to get some prints from the first two examples. I really like the effect you got with the top two pictures. For me, it just seems to work for those two shots. It would be very hard to duplicate your results intentionally. Print 'em!!
 

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Of course the light of the Scanner has a very hard time penetrating the underfixed film which produces a variety of funny special effects.

Refix and for the future, take all aspects of the fixing stage (age/exhaustion of chemistry, agitation, temperature control) as seriously as you would take the development stage.
 
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Bobkins

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thanks guys for responses, appreciate it
I think next time I will use the same fixer 2 times only

that is what I got after heavy processing

 

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Ive used the same liter of fixer for 15 rolls - just keep tabs on time - (3-4 min minimum)
 
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